This word comes from the name of Goiim.
Definition
rarely (shortened) גֹּי; apparently from the same root as H1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
Traditional renderings: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Traditional renderings: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
561 total
- 2 Chronicles 15:6בְּג֖וֹי · by nationNation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.
- 2 Chronicles 20:6הַגּוֹיִ֑ם · of the nations…and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.
- 2 Chronicles 28:3הַגּוֹיִ֔ם · of the nationsMoreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
- 2 Chronicles 32:13גּוֹיֵ֣ · of these nationsDo you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of these nations ever been able to deliver their land from my hand?
- 2 Chronicles 32:14הַגּוֹיִ֤ם · nationsWho among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand? How then can your God deliver you from my hand?
- 2 Chronicles 32:15גּ֣וֹי · nationSo now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”
- 2 Chronicles 32:17גּוֹיֵ֤ · of the nationsHe also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”
- 2 Chronicles 32:23הַגּוֹיִ֖ם · nationsMany brought offerings to Jerusalem for the LORD and valuable gifts for Hezekiah king of Judah, and from then on he was exalted in the eyes of all nations.
- 2 Chronicles 33:2הַגּוֹיִ֔ם · of the nationsAnd he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
- 2 Chronicles 33:9הַ֨גּוֹיִ֔ם · the nationsSo Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.
- 2 Chronicles 36:14הַגּוֹיִ֑ם · of the nationsFurthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
- Ezra 6:21גּוֹיֵֽ־ · of the peoplesThe Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.
- Nehemiah 5:8לַגּוֹיִם֙ · to foreigners…and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say.
- Nehemiah 5:9הַגּוֹיִ֥ם · of our foreignSo I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?
- Nehemiah 5:17הַגּוֹיִ֥ם · nationsThere were 150 Jews and officials at my table, besides the guests from the surrounding nations.
- Nehemiah 6:6בַּגּוֹיִ֤ם · among the nations…that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,
- Nehemiah 6:16הַגּוֹיִם֙ · nationsWhen all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.
- Nehemiah 13:26וּבַגּוֹיִ֣ם · nationsDid not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.
- Job 12:23 (2×)לַ֭גּוֹיִם · He makes nations; לַ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם · nationsHe makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
- Job 34:29גּ֖וֹי · and nationBut when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
- Psalm 2:1גוֹיִ֑ם · do the nationsWhy do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- Psalm 2:8ג֭וֹיִם · the nationsAsk Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
- Psalm 9:5ג֭וֹיִם · the nationsYou have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
- Psalm 9:15ג֭וֹיִם · The nationsThe nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
- Psalm 9:17גּ֝וֹיִ֗ם · the nationsThe wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.
- Psalm 9:19ג֝וֹיִ֗ם · let the nationsRise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
- Psalm 9:20גוֹיִ֑ם · let the nationsLay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah
- Psalm 10:16ג֝וֹיִ֗ם · the nationsThe LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
- Psalm 18:43גּוֹיִ֑ם · of nationsYou have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
- Psalm 18:49בַגּוֹיִ֥ם׀ · among the nationsTherefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
- Psalm 22:27גּוֹיִֽם׃ · of the nationsAll the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- Psalm 22:28בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ · over the nationsFor dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
- Psalm 33:10גּוֹיִ֑ם · of the nationsThe LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
- Psalm 33:12הַ֭גּוֹי · [is] the nationBlessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!
- Psalm 43:1מִגּ֥וֹי · nationVindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
- Psalm 44:2גּוֹיִ֣ם · the nationsWith Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
- Psalm 44:11וּ֝בַגּוֹיִ֗ם · among the nationsYou have given us up as sheep to be devoured; You have scattered us among the nations.
- Psalm 44:14בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם · among the nationsYou have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.
- Psalm 46:6ג֭וֹיִם · NationsNations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
- Psalm 46:10בַּ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם · among the nations“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
- Psalm 47:8גּוֹיִ֑ם · the nationsGod reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.
- Psalm 59:5הַגּוֹיִ֑ם · the nationsO LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah
- Psalm 59:8גּוֹיִֽם׃ · the nationsBut You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.
- Psalm 66:7בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם · the nationsHe rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
- Psalm 67:2גּ֝וֹיִ֗ם · nations…that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations.
- Psalm 72:11גּוֹיִ֥ם · nationsMay all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
- Psalm 72:17גּוֹיִ֥ם · nationsMay his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
- Psalm 78:55גּוֹיִ֗ם · nationsHe drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
- Psalm 79:1גוֹיִ֨ם׀ · The nationsA Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.