Hebrew · H1546

גָּלוּת

Captivity ; concretely, exiles (collectively)

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גָּלוּת H1546

Pronunciation gālût

What does גָּלוּת (gālût) mean in the Bible?

גָּלוּת (gālût): Exile as both condition and community—captivity experienced collectively by a people, not isolated individuals

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What does גָּלוּת (gālût) mean in the Bible?

גָּלוּת (gālût): Exile as both condition and community—captivity experienced collectively by a people, not isolated individuals

How does the BSB render H1546?

The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and the exiles (3), of the exile (3), the exiles (3), of our exile (2), and set My exiles (1).

Where does גָּלוּת (gālût) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 25:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (5), Ezekiel (3), Amos (2), Isaiah (2).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

and the exiles 3× Isaiah 20:4, Obadiah 1:20

of the exile 3× 2 Kings 25:27, Jeremiah 52:31, Ezekiel 1:2

the exiles 3× Jeremiah 24:5, Jeremiah 28:4, Jeremiah 29:22

of our exile 2× Ezekiel 33:21, Ezekiel 40:1

and set My exiles 1× Isaiah 45:13

congregation of exiles 1× Amos 1:9

population 1× Amos 1:6

the captives 1× Jeremiah 40:1

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First aligned row 2 Kings 25:27

Aligned rows 15

Books represented 6

2 Kings 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 5 Ezekiel 3 Amos 2 Obadiah 2

Source forms

גָּל֥וּת 2x gā·lūṯ Isaiah 20:4, Amos 1:6

גָּל֣וּת 2x gā·lūṯ Jeremiah 24:5, Jeremiah 29:22

גָּל֤וּת 2x gā·lūṯ Jeremiah 40:1, Amos 1:9

לְגָלוּת֙ 2x lə·ḡā·lūṯ 2 Kings 25:27, Jeremiah 52:31

גָּל֨וּת 1x gā·lūṯ Jeremiah 28:4

וְגָלוּתִ֣י 1x wə·ḡā·lū·ṯî Isaiah 45:13

וְגָלֻ֣ת 1x wə·ḡā·luṯ Obadiah 1:20

וְגָלֻ֥ת 1x wə·ḡā·luṯ Obadiah 1:20

Parsing patterns

Noun - feminine singular construct 5x Isaiah 20:4, Jeremiah 24:5, Jeremiah 28:4, Jeremiah 29:22

Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct 3x 2 Kings 25:27, Jeremiah 52:31, Ezekiel 1:2

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Obadiah 1:20

Noun - feminine singular 2x Amos 1:6, Amos 1:9

Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural 2x Ezekiel 33:21, Ezekiel 40:1

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Isaiah 45:13

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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גָּלוּת

What does גָּלוּת (gālût) mean in the Bible?

What does גָּלוּת (gālût) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H1546?

Where does גָּלוּת (gālût) appear in Scripture?

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