What does גּוֹי · יָדַע · אָב mean in the Bible?
גּוֹי · יָדַע · אָב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a foreign nation ; hence, a Gentile ; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts".
Hebrew · H1471, H3045, H1
גּוֹי אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַעְתָּ אַתָּה וַאֲבֹתֶיךָ
A foreign nation ; hence, a Gentile ; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts · to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing ); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation , care , recognition ; and causatively, instruction , designation , punishment , etc.) · father , in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
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גּוֹי H1471 a foreign nation ; hence, a Gentile ; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
Pronunciation gwōy
Ethnic or national group distinct from Israel; carries covenantal exclusivity when applied to non-Israelites as Gentiles
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יָדַע H3045 to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing ); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation , care , recognition ; and causatively, instruction , designation , punishment , etc.)
Pronunciation yada
Knowledge grounded in direct perception or experience; extends to intimate relationship, care, and moral recognition.
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אָב H1 father , in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Pronunciation ʾāb
Father as both literal parent and figurative source/founder; extends to ancestor, chief, and originating authority
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What does גּוֹי אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַעְתָּ אַתָּה וַאֲבֹתֶיךָ (goy asher lo-yadata attah va-avotekha) mean in the Bible?
גּוֹי · יָדַע · אָב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a foreign nation ; hence, a Gentile ; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts".
Full entry for גּוֹי אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַעְתָּ אַתָּה וַאֲבֹתֶיךָ (H1471, H3045, H1) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1471, H3045, H1?
H1471, H3045, H1 is connected to 2,733 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a foreign nation ; hence, a Gentile ; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
Strong's H1471, H3045, H1
Lexical occurrences 2,733 verses Source Gloss
a foreign nation ; hence, a Gentile ; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גּוֹי אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַעְתָּ אַתָּה וַאֲבֹתֶיךָ is built from this root:
גֵּוָה H1465
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain