Strong’s H1471
גּוֹי — gôwy
גּוֹי (gôwy, Strong’s H1471) means: a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- H1471
- /go'-ee/
- 567× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- gôwy
- Pronunciation
- go'-ee
- Occurrences
- 567
Meaning
- Hebrew
- גּוֹי
- Definition
- a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- Derivation
- rarely (shortened) גֹּי; apparently from the same root as H1465 (גֵּוָה) (in the sense of massing);
- King James Version renders it as
- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Derived from
- גֵּוָה gêvâhH1465 · the back · 1×
Where it appears
The first verses that use gôwy (567 times in all).
Sources
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