What does גּוֹי · קָהָל mean in the Bible?
גּוֹי · קָהָל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a nation and a company of nations".
Hebrew · H1471, H6951
גּוֹי וּקְהַל גּוֹיִם
A foreign nation ; hence, a Gentile ; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts · assemblage (usually concretely)
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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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קָהָל H6951 assemblage (usually concretely)
Pronunciation qāhāl
Concrete gathering of people summoned or assembled, often for covenant, judgment, or communal religious purpose
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What does גּוֹי וּקְהַל גּוֹיִם (goy u-qehal goyim) mean in the Bible?
גּוֹי · קָהָל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a nation and a company of nations".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1471, H6951?
H1471, H6951 is connected to 690 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a nation and a company of nations
Strong's H1471, H6951
Lexical occurrences 690 verses Source Gloss
a nation and a company of nations
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גּוֹי וּקְהַל גּוֹיִם is built from this root:
גֵּוָה H1465
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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