What does כֹּל · גּוֹי mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · גּוֹי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "among every nation".
Hebrew · H3605, H1471
בְּכָל־גּוֹיִם
Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · a foreign nation ; hence, a Gentile ; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
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כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciation kōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
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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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What does בְּכָל־גּוֹיִם (bekhol-goyim) mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · גּוֹי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "among every nation".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3605, H1471?
H3605, H1471 is connected to 5,984 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. among every nation
Strong's H3605, H1471
Lexical occurrences 5,984 verses Source Gloss
among every nation
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּכָל־גּוֹיִם is built from this root:
כָּלַל H3634
Sources
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