H1471 – gowy – גּוֹי – a nation; fig. a heathen, Gentile
- Strong’s ID:
- H1471
- Hebrew Word:
- גּוֹי
- Transliteration:
- gôwy / gowy
- Pronunciation:
- go’-ee
- Part of Speech:
- masculine noun, proper masculine noun
- Etymology:
- apparently from the same root as H1465 (in the sense of massing)
- Usage Count:
- 558
- Search:
- Find “gowy” in the Bible (Old Testament)
Equip God’s People Hebrew Lexicon
1) a nation
2) figuratively: a heathen
3) figuratively: a Gentile
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Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon
rarely (shortened) גֹּי gôy, go’-ee; apparently from the same root as H1465 (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.