Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H1471: גּוֹי

gôwy · pronounced go'-ee · “nation”

Definition

a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

KJV translates it as: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.

Word origin: rarely (shortened) גֹּי; apparently from the same root as H1465 (גֵּוָה) (in the sense of massing);

Extended definition

1) 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.)

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H1471 is translated

  • nations ×393
  • a nation ×63
  • nation ×48
  • the nations ×17
  • the nations of ×11
  • is a nation ×5
  • their ×4
  • your ×4
  • goyim ×3
  • o nations ×3
  • haggoyim ×3
  • a nation of ×2

Bible verses with H1471 (gôwy)

Gôwy appears in 511 verses; the first 25 are shown below.

  • Genesis 10:5

    By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

  • Genesis 10:20

    These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

  • Genesis 10:31

    These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

  • Genesis 10:32

    These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

  • Genesis 12:2

    And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

  • Genesis 14:1

    And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;

  • Genesis 14:9

    With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.

  • Genesis 15:14

    And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

  • Genesis 17:4

    As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

  • Genesis 17:5

    Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

  • Genesis 17:6

    And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

  • Genesis 17:16

    And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

  • Genesis 17:20

    And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

  • Genesis 18:18

    Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

  • Genesis 20:4

    But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

  • Genesis 21:13

    And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

  • Genesis 21:18

    Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

  • Genesis 22:18

    And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

  • Genesis 25:23

    And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

  • Genesis 26:4

    And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

  • Genesis 35:11

    And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

  • Genesis 46:3

    And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

  • Genesis 48:19

    And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

  • Exodus 9:24

    So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

  • Exodus 19:6

    And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

All 511 references (first 400)