גּוֹי
goy
“nation”
Definition
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
rarely (shortened) גֹּי; apparently from the same root as H1465 (גֵּוָה) (in the sense of massing);
- nation, people 1a) nation, people 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people 1a2) of descendants of Abraham 1a3) of Israel 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
גּוֹי appears 470 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
And David’s fame went out into every land, and the LORD caused all nations to fear him.
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Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent?
This is what the LORD says:“Do not learn the ways of the nationsor be terrified by the signs in the heavens,though the nations themselves are terrified by them.
All the while our eyes were failingas we looked in vain for help.We watched from our towersfor a nation that could not save us.
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