What does גּוֹי · נָבָל mean in the Bible?
גּוֹי · נָבָל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a foreign nation ; hence, a Gentile ; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts".
Hebrew · H1471, H5036
גּוֹי נָבָל
A foreign nation ; hence, a Gentile ; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts · stupid ; wicked (especially impious )
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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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נָבָל H5036 stupid ; wicked (especially impious )
Pronunciation nābāl
Fool marked by impiety and moral depravity, not mere intellectual deficit but religious rebellion
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What does גּוֹי נָבָל (goy naval) mean in the Bible?
גּוֹי · נָבָל 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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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1471, H5036?
H1471, H5036 is connected to 585 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, H5036
Lexical occurrences 585 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 נָבָל is built from this root:
גֵּוָה H1465
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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