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H1471Aגּוֹיgoy

nationPart of speech: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

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Occurrences by book

  1. 25
  2. 6
  3. 7
  4. 5
  5. 46
  6. 12
  7. 4
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 2
  10. 5
  11. 5
  12. 17
  13. 9
  14. 12
  15. 1
  16. 6
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 3
  19. 60
  20. 1
  21. Ecclesiastes: 0
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 72
  24. 87
  25. 7
  26. 87
  27. 3
  28. 3
  29. 10
  30. 4
  31. 4
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. 9
  34. 2
  35. 7
  36. 7
  37. 4
  38. 17
  39. 5

Renderings

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Other meanings of H1471

  • H1471Bגּוֹיִםgo.yimGoiimN:N--LGOccurrences: 3
  • H1471GגּוֹיgoyGentileH:N-MOccurrences: 1
  • H1471Hגּוֹיgoy(Harosheth)-hagoyimH:N-MOccurrences: 3

554 occurrences in 505 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 10:5

    Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

    הַגּוֹיִם֙ (גּוֹיִם֙) go.Yim “nations”בְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃ (גוֹיֵ) go.ye. “nations”

  2. Genesis 10:20

    These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.

    בְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃ (גוֹיֵ) go.ye. “nations”

  3. Genesis 10:31

    These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

    לְגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃ (גוֹיֵ) go.ye. “nations”

  4. Genesis 10:32

    These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations; and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

    בְּגוֹיֵהֶ֑ם (גוֹיֵ) go.ye. “nations”הַגּוֹיִ֛ם (גּוֹיִ֛ם) go.Yim “nations”

  5. Genesis 12:2

    And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing.

    לְג֣וֹי (ג֣וֹי) Goy “a nation”

  6. Genesis 15:14

    and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge; and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

    הַגּ֛וֹי (גּ֛וֹי) Goy “nation”

  7. Genesis 17:4

    'As for Me, behold, My covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.

    גּוֹיִֽם׃ go.Yim “nations”

  8. Genesis 17:5

    Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.

    גּוֹיִ֖ם go.Yim “nations”

  9. Genesis 17:6

    And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

    לְגוֹיִ֑ם (גוֹיִ֑ם) go.Yim “nations”

  10. Genesis 17:16

    And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her; yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her.'

    לְגוֹיִ֔ם (גוֹיִ֔ם) go.Yim “nations”

  11. Genesis 17:20

    And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee; behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

    לְג֥וֹי (ג֥וֹי) Goy “a nation”

  12. Genesis 18:18

    seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

    לְג֥וֹי (ג֥וֹי) Goy “a nation”גּוֹיֵ֥י go.Yei “[the] nations of”

  13. Genesis 20:4

    Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said: 'Lord, wilt Thou slay even a righteous nation?

    הֲג֥וֹי (ג֥וֹי) Goy “a nation”

  14. Genesis 21:13

    And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.'

    לְג֣וֹי (ג֣וֹי) Goy “a nation”

  15. Genesis 21:18

    Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him fast by thy hand; for I will make him a great nation.'

    לְג֥וֹי (ג֥וֹי) Goy “a nation”

  16. Genesis 22:18

    and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast hearkened to My voice.'

    גּוֹיֵ֣י go.Yei “[the] nations of”

  17. Genesis 25:23

    And the LORD said unto her: Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

    גוֹיִם֙ go.yim “nations”

  18. Genesis 26:4

    and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands; and by thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves;

    גּוֹיֵ֥י go.Yei “[the] nations of”

  19. Genesis 35:11

    And God said unto him: 'I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

    גּ֛וֹי Goy “a nation”גּוֹיִ֖ם go.Yim “nations”

  20. Genesis 46:3

    And He said: 'I am God, the God of thy father; fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation.

    לְג֥וֹי (ג֥וֹי) Goy “a nation”

  21. Genesis 48:19

    And his father refused, and said: 'I know it, my son, I know it; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; howbeit his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.'

    הַגּוֹיִֽם׃ (גּוֹיִֽם) go.Yim “nations”

  22. Exodus 9:24

    So there was hail, and fire flashing up amidst the hail, very grievous, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

    לְגֽוֹי׃ (גֽוֹי) Goy “a nation”

  23. Exodus 19:6

    and ye shall be unto Me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.'

    וְג֣וֹי (ג֣וֹי) Goy “a nation”

  24. Exodus 32:10

    Now therefore let Me alone, that My wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them; and I will make of thee a great nation.'

    לְג֥וֹי (ג֥וֹי) Goy “a nation”

  25. Exodus 33:13

    Now therefore, I pray Thee, if I have found grace in Thy sight, show me now Thy ways, that I may know Thee, to the end that I may find grace in Thy sight; and consider that this nation is Thy people.'

    הַגּ֥וֹי (גּ֥וֹי) Goy “nation”