Strong's Hebrew · H1471
H1471 gôwy
גּוֹי
go'-ee
nation
Looking for Greek G1471 énkyos? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H1471. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
gôwy appears 560 times in Scripture, including Genesis 10:5 and Genesis 10:20. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
In the King James Version
Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Derivation
rarely (shortened) גֹּי; apparently from the same root as H1465 (גֵּוָה) (in the sense of massing);
Appears 560 times in Scripture
“All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.”
“These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.”
“against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.”
“These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.”
“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.”
“In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim”
“From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.”
“But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
