Gaal

Hebrew (OT) Words for Redemption

kinsman redeemer

to buy / back back

The emphasis is on deliverance by payment of a price by an individual

Here the emphasis is on the price paid ... a ransom

Pada

Redeem

Ransom

Several conclusions derive from this usage. (1) Redemption refers to the recovery of persons or things. (2) A redemption price was necessary for this recovery or restoration. (3) A human intermediary, the gō’ēl, acted to secure the redemption. Summarily speaking, redemption involved the securing of release or recovery by the payment of a price. ISBE