Hebrew
גּוֹי
goy
goy · GO-ee
Biblical Hebrew noun meaning nation or people.
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Definition
Biblical Hebrew (גּוֹי GO-ee) — noun: nation, people.
Connections
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- Contrasted with
- 'amHebrew
- Narrower than
- goy qadoshHebrew
Sources
- 1.Lexicon in Veteris Testamenti Libros. (Leiden: Brill, 1985). 174Original citation: Köhler, Ludwig, Walter Baumgartner, and Ludwig Köhler. Lexicon in Veteris Testamenti Libros. Leiden: Brill, 1985, 174.
Last revised August 14, 2026