גָּעַל (h. h.; cmp. גאל) to be covered with impurity, be loathsome; to loathe. V. preced.
Hif. - הִגְעִיל to remove impurity by means of hot water, to cleanse. Ab. Zar. V, 12 את שדרכו להַגְעִיל יַגְעִיל a vessel which ordinarily is cleansed with hot water, must be purified for ritual purposes by means of hot water. Ib. 76ᵃ כיצד מַגְעִילָן וכ׳ how must one disinfect them? You put a smaller vessel into a larger one &c.; a. fr.—Y. Ter. XI, 48ᵃ מַגְעִילָהּ בחמין removes the soakings of T’rumah &c. [Y. Maasr. I, end, 49ᵇ שיגעיל, read משיעגל, v. עָגַל.] V. הַגְעָלָה.
Nif. - נִגְעַל to be removed through boiling. Y. Ter. l. c.
Nithpa. - נִתְגָּעַל to be soiled. Zeb. 88ᵃ