Hebrew word study
גּוֹי H1471
- Transliteration
- gôwy
- Pronunciation
- go'-ee
- KJV glosses
- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Lexical summary
a foreign nation
hence, a Gentile
also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a foreign nation
hence, a Gentile
also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information