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)


  • Psalms 117:1 - O praise the LORD all ye nations praise him all ye people

  • Psalms 118:10 - All nations compassed me about but in the name of the LORD will I destroy

  • Psalms 126:2 - filled with laughter Then was our mouth and our tongue with singing then said they among the heathen great things The LORD hath done

  • Psalms 135:10 - Who smote nations great and slew kings mighty

  • Psalms 135:15 - The idols of the heathen are silver and gold the work hands of men's

  • Psalms 147:20 - He hath not dealt so with any nation and as for his judgments they have not known them Praise ye the LORD

  • Psalms 149:7 - To execute vengeance upon the heathen and punishments upon the people

  • Zechariah 1:15 - sore And I am very displeased with the heathen that are at ease displeased for I was but a little and they helped forward the affliction

  • Zechariah 1:21 - And he spake I What come these to do And he spake And he spake These are the horns to scatter Judah so that no man did lift up his head I What come to fray them to cast out These are the horns of the Gentiles did lift up These are the horns over the land Judah to scatter

  • Zechariah 2:8 - For thus saith the LORD of hosts After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you for he that toucheth you for he that toucheth the apple of his eye

  • Zechariah 2:11 - shall be joined nations And many that the LORD in that day and shall be my people and I will dwell in the midst of thee and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent

  • Zechariah 7:14 - But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew land desolate after them that no man passed through nor returned for they laid land the pleasant was desolate

  • Zechariah 8:13 - And it shall come to pass that as ye were a curse among the heathen O house of Judah O house of Israel so will I save you and ye shall be a blessing fear be strong not but let your hands

  • Zechariah 8:22 - shall come people Yea many nations and strong to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem and to pray before the LORD

  • Zechariah 8:23 - Thus saith the LORD of hosts In those days even shall take hold it shall come to pass that ten of him that is a Jew out of all languages of the nations even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew Thus saith with you for we have heard that God

  • Zechariah 9:10 - And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem And I will cut off bow and the battle and he shall speak peace unto the heathen and his dominion even to sea even to sea and from the river even to the ends of the earth

  • Zechariah 12:3 - And in that day will I make Jerusalem stone a burdensome for all people all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces themselves with it shall be cut in pieces be gathered together though all the people of the earth

  • Zechariah 12:9 - And it shall come to pass in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem

  • Zechariah 14:2 - For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle shall be taken and the city rifled and the houses and the women shall go forth and half and the city into captivity and the residue of the people shall not be cut off and the city

  • Zechariah 14:3 - go forth Then shall the LORD and fight against those nations as when and fight as when of battle