Strong's H1471 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: גּוֹי (gôwy)

Pronunciation: go'-ee

POS: go'-ee Morph: n-m n-pr-m

Exegesis: rarely (shortened) ; apparently from the same root as (in the sense of massing);

Definition: rarely (shortened) גֹּי; apparently from the same root as גֵּוָה (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts; Gentile, heathen, nation, people.

KJV Usage: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. n m
• 2. 1) nation, people
• 3. 1a) nation, people
• 4. 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people
• 5. 1a2) of descendants of Abraham
• 6. 1a3) of Israel
• 7. 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.)
• 8. n pr m
• 9. 1c) Goyim? = "nations"

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G444
• GREEK G1093
• GREEK G1484
• GREEK G2190
• GREEK G2992
• GREEK G3941
• GREEK G5443

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