"blood avenger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blood avengers [plural]
Etymology: Eventually probably after Biblical Hebrew גֹּאֵל דָם (gōʾēl dām). Etymology templates: {{cal|en|he|גֹּאֵל דָם|notext=1|tr=gōʾēl dām}} Hebrew גֹּאֵל דָם (gōʾēl dām) Head templates: {{en-noun}} blood avenger (plural blood avengers)
  1. one who takes revenge on behalf of a killed person, as in a blood feud Synonyms: blood-avenger, avenger of blood Related terms: blood vengeance Translations (one who takes revenge on behalf of a killed person): Bluträcher [masculine] (German), גֹּאֵל דָם (gōʾēl dām) [masculine] (Hebrew), خونخواه (xun-xâh) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-blood_avenger-en-noun-GwuQnpRl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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