Strong’s definition
to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob
KJV gloss list in the source
catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.
Source pronunciation notation: gaw-zal'
Derivation recorded by Strong
a primitive root;
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