What does גּוֹלָה (gwōlāh) mean in the Bible?
גּוֹלָה (gwōlāh): Displacement from homeland with corporate identity; collective exilic community bearing covenantal consequences
Hebrew · H1473
גּוֹלָה
Exile ; concretely and collectively exiles
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גּוֹלָה H1473
Pronunciation gwōlāh
What does גּוֹלָה (gwōlāh) mean in the Bible?
גּוֹלָה (gwōlāh): Displacement from homeland with corporate identity; collective exilic community bearing covenantal consequences
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1473?
The BSB source-word alignment has 43 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include into exile (11), the exiles (8), . . . (6), of the exiles (5), for exile (4).
Where does גּוֹלָה (gwōlāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 24:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (12), Ezekiel (11), Jeremiah (10), 2 Kings (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It into exile 11× 2 Kings 24:15, 2 Kings 24:16, Jeremiah 29:16, Jeremiah 48:7
the exiles 8× Jeremiah 28:6, Jeremiah 29:4, Jeremiah 29:31, Ezekiel 1:1
. . . 6× Ezra 4:1, Ezra 6:19, Ezra 6:20, Ezra 8:35
of the exiles 5× Ezra 2:1, Ezra 9:4, Ezra 10:6, Ezra 10:8
for exile 4× Jeremiah 46:19, Ezekiel 12:3, Ezekiel 12:4, Ezekiel 12:7
among the exiles 1× Jeremiah 29:1
became an exile 1× Nahum 3:10
captives [in all] 1× 2 Kings 24:14
from exile 1× Ezra 6:21
the exile 1× 1 Chronicles 5:22
those taken captive 1× Esther 2:6
to the exiles 1× Ezekiel 11:24
when the exiles 1× Ezra 1:11
you exiles 1× Jeremiah 29:20
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 24:14 גּוֹלֶ֔ה to captives [in all] Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 2 Kings 24:15 גּוֹלָ֥ה to into exile Noun - feminine singular 2 Kings 24:16 גּוֹלָ֖ה to into exile Noun - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 5:22 הַגֹּלָֽה׃פ to the exile Article | Noun - feminine singular Ezra 1:11 הַגּוֹלָ֔ה to when the exiles Article | Noun - feminine singular Ezra 2:1 הַגּוֹלָ֔ה to of the exiles Article | Noun - feminine singular Ezra 4:1 הַגּוֹלָה֙ to . . . Article | Noun - feminine singular Ezra 6:19 הַגּוֹלָ֖ה to . . . Article | Noun - feminine singular Ezra 6:20 הַגּוֹלָ֔ה to . . . Article | Noun - feminine singular Ezra 6:21 מֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔ה to from exile Preposition-m, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Kings 24:14
Aligned rows 43
Books represented 10
2 Kings 3 1 Chronicles 1 Ezra 12 Nehemiah 1 Esther 1 Jeremiah 10 Ezekiel 11 Amos 1 Nahum 1 Zechariah 2
Source forms
הַגּוֹלָ֔ה 8x hag·gō·w·lāh Ezra 1:11, Ezra 2:1, Ezra 6:20, Ezra 10:7
הַגּוֹלָה֙ 3x hag·gō·w·lāh Ezra 4:1, Jeremiah 29:31, Ezekiel 3:11
בַּגּוֹלָ֔ה 2x bag·gō·w·lāh Jeremiah 48:7, Zechariah 14:2
בַּגּוֹלָֽה׃ 2x bag·gō·w·lāh Jeremiah 29:16, Ezekiel 25:3
גוֹלָה֙ 2x ḡō·w·lāh Jeremiah 46:19, Ezekiel 12:7
הַגּוֹלָ֖ה 2x hag·gō·w·lāh Ezra 6:19, Ezekiel 1:1
הַגּוֹלָ֜ה 2x hag·gō·w·lāh Ezra 8:35, Ezekiel 3:15
הַגּוֹלָ֑ה 2x hag·gō·w·lāh Ezra 9:4, Ezekiel 11:25
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 25x 1 Chronicles 5:22, Ezra 1:11, Ezra 2:1, Ezra 4:1
Noun - feminine singular 7x 2 Kings 24:15, 2 Kings 24:16, Jeremiah 46:19, Ezekiel 12:3
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 7x Jeremiah 29:16, Jeremiah 48:7, Jeremiah 49:3, Ezekiel 12:11
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 48:11
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Nahum 3:10
Preposition-m, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Ezra 6:21
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x 2 Kings 24:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Displacement from homeland with corporate identity; collective exilic community bearing covenantal consequences
Strong's H1473
Lexical occurrences 43 verses Word forms 1 form 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Jeremiah 29:1-9 Source Gloss
exile ; concretely and collectively exiles
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Displacement from homeland with corporate identity; collective exilic community bearing covenantal consequences
exile; concretely and collectively exiles BDB: exiles Usage: (carried away), captive(-ity), removing.
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups 1 Aligned forms 8
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Participle active 2Kgs 24:14 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
The collective body of exiles taken from Jerusalem to Babylon
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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