גּֽוֹי
𐤂𐤅𐤉
goy
people
rarely (shortened) גֹּי; apparently from the same root as גֵּוָה (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts; Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Daniel 11:23 · Word #9
Lexicon H1471
| Lemma | גּוֹי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤅𐤉 |
| Transliteration | gôwy |
| Strong's | H1471 |
| In-context | people |
Morphology HNcmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H1471-05
nation-mass
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun in the absolute state; no article or pronominal suffix present. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun is masculine singular absolute (HNcmsa), so the rendering reflects a singular collective entity. "Nation-mass" preserves the likely root sense of a gathered or massed body, highlighting a people viewed as a collective whole rather than merely a political state. |
View full lexicon entry for H1471 →
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root גוה (mass, body, gathering, collective entity)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1516-01 |
bagaye | in the lofty-sided gorge |
H1459-01 |
begavah | in the midst of her |
H1459-02 |
begaveh | in the midst of him |
Word Usage (567 occurrences of H1471)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 10:5 | הַ/גּוֹיִם֙ | hagoyim | of the nations |
| Genesis 10:5 | בְּ/גוֹיֵ/הֶֽם | begoyehem | in their nations |
| Genesis 10:20 | בְּ/גוֹיֵ/הֶֽם | begoyehem | in their nations |