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Hebrew word study

גּוֹיgôwy — a foreign nation

Pronounced “go'-ee”

a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

Translated in the King James as: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.

Appears 560 times in Scripture

Origin: rarely (shortened) גֹּי; apparently from the same root as H1465 (גֵּוָה) (in the sense of massing);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 27×

Genesis 10:5 Genesis 10:20 Genesis 10:31 Genesis 10:32 Genesis 12:2 Genesis 14:1 Genesis 14:9 Genesis 15:14 Genesis 17:4 Genesis 17:5 Genesis 17:6 Genesis 17:16 Genesis 17:20 Genesis 18:18 Genesis 20:4 Genesis 21:13 Genesis 21:18 Genesis 22:18 Genesis 25:23 Genesis 26:4 Genesis 35:11 Genesis 46:3 Genesis 48:19+ 4 more in Genesis

Exodus — 6×

Exodus 9:24 Exodus 19:6 Exodus 32:10 Exodus 33:13 Exodus 34:10 Exodus 34:24

Leviticus — 7×

Leviticus 18:24 Leviticus 18:28 Leviticus 20:23 Leviticus 25:44 Leviticus 26:33 Leviticus 26:38 Leviticus 26:45

Numbers — 5×

Numbers 14:12 Numbers 14:15 Numbers 23:9 Numbers 24:8 Numbers 24:20

Deuteronomy — 46×

Deuteronomy 4:6 Deuteronomy 4:7 Deuteronomy 4:8 Deuteronomy 4:27 Deuteronomy 4:34 Deuteronomy 4:38 Deuteronomy 7:1 Deuteronomy 7:17 Deuteronomy 7:22 Deuteronomy 8:20 Deuteronomy 9:1 Deuteronomy 9:4 Deuteronomy 9:5 Deuteronomy 9:14 Deuteronomy 11:23 Deuteronomy 12:2 Deuteronomy 12:29 Deuteronomy 12:30 Deuteronomy 15:6 Deuteronomy 17:14 Deuteronomy 18:9 Deuteronomy 18:14 Deuteronomy 19:1 Deuteronomy 20:15 Deuteronomy 26:5+ 21 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 13×

Joshua 3:17 Joshua 4:1 Joshua 5:6 Joshua 5:8 Joshua 10:13 Joshua 12:23 Joshua 23:3 Joshua 23:4 Joshua 23:7 Joshua 23:9 Joshua 23:12 Joshua 23:13+ 1 more in Joshua

Judges — 7×

Judges 2:20 Judges 2:21 Judges 2:23 Judges 3:1 Judges 4:2 Judges 4:13 Judges 4:16

1 Samuel — 2×

1 Sam 8:5 1 Sam 8:20

2 Samuel — 5×

2 Sam 7:23 2 Sam 8:11 2 Sam 22:44 2 Sam 22:50+ 1 more in 2 Samuel

1 Kings — 5×

1 Ki 4:31 1 Ki 11:2 1 Ki 14:24 1 Ki 18:10+ 1 more in 1 Kings

2 Kings — 16×

2 Ki 6:18 2 Ki 16:3 2 Ki 17:8 2 Ki 17:11 2 Ki 17:15 2 Ki 17:26 2 Ki 17:29 2 Ki 17:33 2 Ki 17:41 2 Ki 18:33 2 Ki 19:12 2 Ki 19:17 2 Ki 21:2 2 Ki 21:9+ 2 more in 2 Kings

1 Chronicles — 9×

1 Chr 14:17 1 Chr 16:20 1 Chr 16:24 1 Chr 16:31 1 Chr 16:35 1 Chr 17:21 1 Chr 18:11+ 2 more in 1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles — 12×

2 Chr 15:6 2 Chr 20:6 2 Chr 28:3 2 Chr 32:13 2 Chr 32:14 2 Chr 32:15 2 Chr 32:17 2 Chr 32:23 2 Chr 33:2 2 Chr 33:9 2 Chr 36:14+ 1 more in 2 Chronicles

Ezra — 1×

Nehemiah — 6×

Nehemiah 5:8 Nehemiah 5:9 Nehemiah 5:17 Nehemiah 6:6 Nehemiah 6:16 Nehemiah 13:26

Job — 3×

Job 12:23 Job 34:29+ 1 more in Job

Psalms — 60×

Psalms 2:1 Psalms 2:8 Psalms 9:5 Psalms 9:15 Psalms 9:17 Psalms 9:19 Psalms 9:20 Psalms 10:16 Psalms 18:43 Psalms 18:49 Psalms 22:27 Psalms 22:28 Psalms 33:10 Psalms 33:12 Psalms 43:1 Psalms 44:2 Psalms 44:11 Psalms 44:14 Psalms 46:6 Psalms 46:10 Psalms 47:8 Psalms 59:5 Psalms 59:8 Psalms 66:7 Psalms 67:2+ 35 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 1×

Isaiah — 73×

Isaiah 1:4 Isaiah 2:2 Isaiah 2:4 Isaiah 5:26 Isaiah 9:1 Isaiah 9:3 Isaiah 10:6 Isaiah 10:7 Isaiah 11:10 Isaiah 11:12 Isaiah 13:4 Isaiah 14:6 Isaiah 14:9 Isaiah 14:12 Isaiah 14:18 Isaiah 14:26 Isaiah 14:32 Isaiah 16:8 Isaiah 18:2 Isaiah 18:7 Isaiah 23:3 Isaiah 25:3 Isaiah 25:7 Isaiah 26:2 Isaiah 26:15+ 48 more in Isaiah

Jeremiah — 87×

Jeremiah 1:5 Jeremiah 1:10 Jeremiah 2:11 Jeremiah 3:17 Jeremiah 3:19 Jeremiah 4:2 Jeremiah 4:7 Jeremiah 4:16 Jeremiah 5:9 Jeremiah 5:15 Jeremiah 5:29 Jeremiah 6:18 Jeremiah 6:22 Jeremiah 7:28 Jeremiah 9:9 Jeremiah 9:16 Jeremiah 9:26 Jeremiah 10:2 Jeremiah 10:7 Jeremiah 10:10 Jeremiah 10:25 Jeremiah 12:17 Jeremiah 14:22 Jeremiah 16:19 Jeremiah 18:7+ 62 more in Jeremiah

Lamentations — 7×

Lam 1:1 Lam 1:3 Lam 1:10 Lam 2:9 Lam 4:15 Lam 4:17 Lam 4:20

Ezekiel — 87×

Ezekiel 2:3 Ezekiel 4:13 Ezekiel 5:5 Ezekiel 5:6 Ezekiel 5:7 Ezekiel 5:8 Ezekiel 5:14 Ezekiel 5:15 Ezekiel 6:8 Ezekiel 6:9 Ezekiel 7:24 Ezekiel 11:12 Ezekiel 11:16 Ezekiel 12:15 Ezekiel 12:16 Ezekiel 16:14 Ezekiel 19:4 Ezekiel 19:8 Ezekiel 20:9 Ezekiel 20:14 Ezekiel 20:22 Ezekiel 20:23 Ezekiel 20:32 Ezekiel 20:41 Ezekiel 22:4+ 62 more in Ezekiel

Daniel — 3×

Daniel 8:22 Daniel 11:23 Daniel 12:1

Hosea — 3×

Hosea 8:8 Hosea 8:10 Hosea 9:17

Joel — 10×

Joel 1:6 Joel 2:17 Joel 2:19 Joel 3:2 Joel 3:8 Joel 3:9 Joel 3:11 Joel 3:12+ 2 more in Joel

Amos — 4×

Amos 6:1 Amos 6:14 Amos 9:9 Amos 9:12

Obadiah — 4×

Obadiah 1:1 Obadiah 1:2 Obadiah 1:15 Obadiah 1:16

Micah — 9×

Micah 4:2 Micah 4:3 Micah 4:7 Micah 4:11 Micah 5:8 Micah 5:15 Micah 7:16+ 2 more in Micah

Nahum — 2×

Nahum 3:4 Nahum 3:5

Habakkuk — 7×

Habakkuk 1:5 Habakkuk 1:6 Habakkuk 1:17 Habakkuk 2:5 Habakkuk 2:8 Habakkuk 3:6 Habakkuk 3:12

Zephaniah — 7×

Zeph 2:1 Zeph 2:5 Zeph 2:9 Zeph 2:11 Zeph 2:14 Zeph 3:6 Zeph 3:8

Haggai — 4×

Haggai 2:7 Haggai 2:14 Haggai 2:22+ 1 more in Haggai

Zechariah — 17×

Zech 1:15 Zech 1:21 Zech 2:8 Zech 2:11 Zech 7:14 Zech 8:13 Zech 8:22 Zech 8:23 Zech 9:10 Zech 12:3 Zech 12:9 Zech 14:2 Zech 14:3 Zech 14:14 Zech 14:16 Zech 14:18 Zech 14:19

Malachi — 5×

Malachi 1:11 Malachi 1:14 Malachi 3:9 Malachi 3:12+ 1 more in Malachi

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