Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H1471: גּוֹי (gôwy) Definition

Strong's number
H1471
Lemma
גּוֹי
Transliteration
gôwy
Pronunciation
go'-ee
Strong's definition
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts Gentile, heathen, nation, people. rarely (shortened) גֹּי; apparently from the same root as H1465 (גֵּוָה) (in the sense of massing);

511 instances of the word גּוֹי gôwy (H1471)


  • 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 and by these were the nations divided and by these were the nations in the earth after the flood

  • Genesis 12:2 - And I will make of thee nation a great and I will bless great thy name 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 king of Elam and with Tidal king of nations and Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar four king with five

  • Genesis 15:14 - And also that nation whom they shall serve will I judge and afterward shall they come out substance with great

  • Genesis 17:4 - As for me behold my covenant is with thee and thou shalt be a father of many nations

  • Genesis 17:5 - any more be called Neither shall thy name Abram Neither shall thy name shall be Abraham for a father of many nations have I made thee

  • Genesis 17:6 - And I will make thee exceeding thee exceeding and I will make nations of thee and kings shall come out

  • Genesis 17:16 - And I will bless her and give thee a son And I will bless her and she shall be a mother of nations kings of people

  • 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 him exceedingly twelve princes shall he beget and I will make him nation a great

  • Genesis 18:18 - Seeing that Abraham and all the nations shall surely become a great and mighty shall be blessed and all the nations of the earth

  • Genesis 20:4 - But Abimelech had not come near her and he said Lord nation also a righteous wilt thou slay

  • Genesis 21:13 - And also of the son of the bondwoman a nation will I make because he is thy seed

  • Genesis 21:18 - Arise lift up the lad and hold him in thine hand nation him a great for I will make

  • Genesis 22:18 - be blessed And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth because thou hast obeyed my voice

  • Genesis 25:23 - said And the LORD and two manner nations are in thy womb and two manner and the one people from thy bowels shall be separated and the one people and the one people shall be stronger and the elder shall serve the younger

  • Genesis 26:4 - And I will make and in thy seed as the stars of heaven and will give and in thy seed countries all these be blessed and in thy seed shall all the nations countries

  • Genesis 35:11 - said And God unto him I am God Almighty be fruitful and multiply a nation and a company a nation shall be of thee and kings out of thy loins shall come

  • Genesis 46:3 - And he said I am God the God of thy father fear not to go down into Egypt nation of thee a great for I will there make