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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גּוֹלָהH1473
Pronunciationgwōlāh
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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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 Itinto exile11×2 Kings 24:15, 2 Kings 24:16, Jeremiah 29:16, Jeremiah 48:7
the exiles8×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 exiles5×Ezra 2:1, Ezra 9:4, Ezra 10:6, Ezra 10:8
for exile4×Jeremiah 46:19, Ezekiel 12:3, Ezekiel 12:4, Ezekiel 12:7
among the exiles1×Jeremiah 29:1
became an exile1×Nahum 3:10
captives [in all]1×2 Kings 24:14
from exile1×Ezra 6:21
the exile1×1 Chronicles 5:22
those taken captive1×Esther 2:6
to the exiles1×Ezekiel 11:24
when the exiles1×Ezra 1:11
you exiles1×Jeremiah 29:20
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2 Kings 24:14גּוֹלֶ֔הtocaptives [in all]Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular2 Kings 24:15גּוֹלָ֥הtointo exileNoun - feminine singular2 Kings 24:16גּוֹלָ֖הtointo exileNoun - feminine singular1 Chronicles 5:22הַגֹּלָֽה׃פtothe exileArticle | Noun - feminine singularEzra 1:11הַגּוֹלָ֔הtowhen the exilesArticle | Noun - feminine singularEzra 2:1הַגּוֹלָ֔הtoof the exilesArticle | Noun - feminine singularEzra 4:1הַגּוֹלָה֙to. . .Article | Noun - feminine singularEzra 6:19הַגּוֹלָ֖הto. . .Article | Noun - feminine singularEzra 6:20הַגּוֹלָ֔הto. . .Article | Noun - feminine singularEzra 6:21מֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔הtofrom exilePreposition-m, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
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First aligned row2 Kings 24:14
Aligned rows43
Books represented10
2 Kings31 Chronicles1Ezra12Nehemiah1Esther1Jeremiah10Ezekiel11Amos1Nahum1Zechariah2
Source forms
הַגּוֹלָ֔ה8xhag·gō·w·lāhEzra 1:11, Ezra 2:1, Ezra 6:20, Ezra 10:7
הַגּוֹלָה֙3xhag·gō·w·lāhEzra 4:1, Jeremiah 29:31, Ezekiel 3:11
בַּגּוֹלָ֔ה2xbag·gō·w·lāhJeremiah 48:7, Zechariah 14:2
בַּגּוֹלָֽה׃2xbag·gō·w·lāhJeremiah 29:16, Ezekiel 25:3
גוֹלָה֙2xḡō·w·lāhJeremiah 46:19, Ezekiel 12:7
הַגּוֹלָ֖ה2xhag·gō·w·lāhEzra 6:19, Ezekiel 1:1
הַגּוֹלָ֜ה2xhag·gō·w·lāhEzra 8:35, Ezekiel 3:15
הַגּוֹלָ֑ה2xhag·gō·w·lāhEzra 9:4, Ezekiel 11:25
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular25x1 Chronicles 5:22, Ezra 1:11, Ezra 2:1, Ezra 4:1
Noun - feminine singular7x2 Kings 24:15, 2 Kings 24:16, Jeremiah 46:19, Ezekiel 12:3
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular7xJeremiah 29:16, Jeremiah 48:7, Jeremiah 49:3, Ezekiel 12:11
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xJeremiah 48:11
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xNahum 3:10
Preposition-m, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xEzra 6:21
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular1x2 Kings 24:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Displacement from homeland with corporate identity; collective exilic community bearing covenantal consequences
Strong'sH1473
Lexical occurrences43 versesWord forms1 form8 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkJeremiah 29:1-9Source Gloss
exile ; concretely and collectively exiles
Extended definitionSource: 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 groups1Aligned forms8
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
Participle active2Kgs 24:141×
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Biblical Witnesses
The collective body of exiles taken from Jerusalem to Babylon
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