Etymology

blood avenger

Today it means: one who takes revenge on behalf of a killed person, as in a blood feud Full definition →

Hebrew גֹּאֵל דָם
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  1. Hebrew · calque ofגֹּאֵל דָם
  2. English todayblood avenger

Eventually probably after Biblical Hebrew גֹּאֵל דָם (gōʾēl dām).

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