In the bible, Igal is the name of the 1 of the 12 spies- from Issachar (NUM 13:7), as well as name of son of Nathan, thirty-first of "the thirty" of David's men (2SA 23:36) and son of Shecaniah (1CH 3:22). Meaning of the name: redeemed; defiled. Related names are:
Nathan,
Zobah,
Bani (and others ...)
. The translations of Igal in 5 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Oel in Spanish to
Игал in Russian!
Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph. (NUM 13:7)
Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, (2SA 23:36)
And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah; and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six. (1CH 3:22)