לְ/ג֥וֹי
𐤋/𐤂𐤅𐤉
legoy
into a nation
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.
Genesis 21:18 · Word #10
Lexicon H1471
| Lemma | גּוֹי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤅𐤉 |
| Transliteration | gôwy |
| Strong's | H1471 |
| In-context | into a nation |
Morphology HR/Ncmsa
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 H1471-22
to a massed nation
| Root | גוה (g-w-h) |
| Core Meanings | mass, body, gathering, collective formation |
| Semantic Range | nation, people-group, ethnic body, foreign nation, Gentile peoples collectively, troop or swarm (figurative) |
| Conceptual Significance | גּוֹי denotes a people viewed as a unified collective body. In the Hebrew Bible it can describe Israel as a covenant nation or the surrounding Gentile nations, emphasizing corporate identity, shared lineage, and political or covenantal solidarity. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ prefixed to a masculine singular absolute noun (Ncmsa). No article; indefinite sense (“a nation”). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun גּוֹי is masculine singular absolute, here with the prefixed preposition לְ (“to/for”), yielding “to a nation.” By rendering it “massed nation,” the translation reflects the likely root sense of a gathered body or collective mass, preserving both the singular masculine form and the prepositional prefix. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root גוה (mass, body, gathering, collective formation)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1516-01 |
bagaye | in the lofty-sided gorge |
H1459-01 |
begavah | in the midst of her |
|
begaveh | in the midst of him |
H1459-02 |
bego | in the midst-of |
H1472-01 |
bigeviyat | in the body of |
H1472-02 |
bigeviyatam | in the body of them |
H1472-03 |
geviot | lifeless bodies |
H1472-04 |
geviyatenu | our body-frame |
|
geviyoteyhem | their bodies |
|
geviyoteynu | our bodies |
H1471-05 |
goy | nation-mass |
H1471-07 |
goye | massed nations of |
H1471-08 |
goyekha | your gathered nation |
H1471-12 |
gvy | a massed nation |
H1471-13 |
gvykh | your gathered nation |
H1471-14 |
gyym | nation-masses |
H1516-04 |
hagay | the gorge |
H1516-05 |
hagaye | the lofty gorge |
H1516-06 |
hageayot | the lofty-sided valleys |
H1471-17 |
kagoyim | like the massed nations |
H1516-08 |
lagay | to the high-sided gorge |
H1471-21 |
lagoyim | to the massed nations |
H1459-04 |
lego | midst-of |
H1516-10 |
vegey | and a gorge |
H1471-29 |
vegoy | and a nation |
H1471-34 |
vgvykh | and your massed-nation |
H1471-35 |
vgyym | among the massed nations |
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 |