What does גְּלָה (gĕlāh) mean in the Bible?
גְּלָה (gĕlāh): Encompasses physical removal (exile, deportation) and disclosure of hidden truth; covenantal judgment and divine revelation share semantic space
Hebrew · H1541
גְּלָה
Bring over, carry away, reveal.
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גְּלָה H1541
Pronunciation gĕlāh
What does גְּלָה (gĕlāh) mean in the Bible?
גְּלָה (gĕlāh): Encompasses physical removal (exile, deportation) and disclosure of hidden truth; covenantal judgment and divine revelation share semantic space
Full entry for גְּלָה (H1541) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1541?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and carried away (1), and the Revealer (1), deported (1), has been revealed (1), reveals (1).
Where does גְּלָה (gĕlāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 4:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (7), Ezra (2).
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 and carried away 1× Ezra 5:12
and the Revealer 1× Daniel 2:29
deported 1× Ezra 4:10
has been revealed 1× Daniel 2:30
reveals 1× Daniel 2:22
the Revealer 1× Daniel 2:47
to reveal 1× Daniel 2:47
was revealed 1× Daniel 2:19
who reveals 1× Daniel 2:28
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 4:10 הַגְלִי֙ to deported Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Ezra 5:12 הַגְלִ֥י to and carried away Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Daniel 2:19 גֲלִ֑י to was revealed Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Daniel 2:22 גָּלֵ֥א to reveals Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Daniel 2:28 גָּלֵ֣א to who reveals Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Daniel 2:29 וְגָלֵ֧א to and the Revealer Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Daniel 2:30 גֱּלִ֣י to has been revealed Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Daniel 2:47 וְגָלֵ֣ה to the Revealer Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Daniel 2:47 לְמִגְלֵ֖א to to reveal Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 4:10
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 2
Ezra 2 Daniel 7
Source forms
גָּלֵ֥א 1x gā·lê Daniel 2:22
גָּלֵ֣א 1x gā·lê Daniel 2:28
גֱּלִ֣י 1x gĕ·lî Daniel 2:30
גֲלִ֑י 1x ḡă·lî Daniel 2:19
הַגְלִי֙ 1x haḡ·lî Ezra 4:10
הַגְלִ֥י 1x haḡ·lî Ezra 5:12
וְגָלֵ֧א 1x wə·ḡā·lê Daniel 2:29
וְגָלֵ֣ה 1x wə·ḡā·lêh Daniel 2:47
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 2x Daniel 2:29, Daniel 2:47
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2x Ezra 4:10, Ezra 5:12
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2x Daniel 2:19, Daniel 2:30
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 2x Daniel 2:22, Daniel 2:28
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x Daniel 2:47
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Encompasses physical removal (exile, deportation) and disclosure of hidden truth; covenantal judgment and divine revelation share semantic space
Source Gloss
bring over, carry away, reveal.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Encompasses physical removal (exile, deportation) and disclosure of hidden truth; covenantal judgment and divine revelation share semantic space
BDB: reveal Usage: bring over, carry away, reveal.
Word Origins
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