Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew DefinitionsBDB1410 גּאל 1. defilement, defiling Origin: from H1351 TWOT: 301a Parts of Speech: Noun Masculine
גּאל gâ'al gaw-al' A primitive root, (rather identical with H1350, through the idea of freeing, that is, repudiating); to soil or (figuratively) desecrateKJV Usage: defile, pollute, stain.