What does גּוֹי · רַב mean in the Bible?
גּוֹי · רַב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "many nations or peoples".
Hebrew · H1471, H7227
גּוֹיִם רַבִּים
A foreign nation ; hence, a Gentile ; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts · abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
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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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רַב H7227 abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
Pronunciation rabbim
Abundance across multiple dimensions (quantity, quality, rank, time); often implies authority or leadership capacity.
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What does גּוֹיִם רַבִּים (gôyim rabbîm) mean in the Bible?
גּוֹי · רַב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "many nations or peoples".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1471, H7227?
H1471, H7227 is connected to 1,028 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. many nations or peoples
Strong's H1471, H7227
Lexical occurrences 1,028 verses Source Gloss
many nations or peoples
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גּוֹיִם רַבִּים is built from this root:
גֵּוָה H1465
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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