Hebrew · H1471, H428

הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה

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

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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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אֵלֶּה H428 these or those

What does הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה (hagoyim haelleh) mean in the Bible?

גּוֹי · אֵלֶּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a foreign nation ; hence, a Gentile ; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts".

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Meaning

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

הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה is built from this root:

גֵּוָה H1465
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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