מְגַלֶּה
𐤌𐤂𐤋𐤄
megaleh
reveals
a primitive root; to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal; [phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.
H1540
Proverbs 11:13 · Word #3
Lexicon H1540
| Lemma | גָּלָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤋𐤄 |
| Transliteration | gâlâh |
| Strong's | H1540 |
| In-context | reveals |
Morphology HVprmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H1540-47
one who uncovers
| Root | גלה (g-l-h) |
| Core Meanings | uncovering, baring, exposing, revealing, exiling |
| Semantic Range | to uncover physically, to expose nakedness, to reveal secrets, to disclose information, to remove, to lead into exile |
| Conceptual Significance | The root גלה links physical uncovering with the exposure of hidden things and the removal of people into exile. In biblical theology, this dual sense underscores both divine revelation (what is hidden made known) and judgment (removal from land and protection), highlighting themes of exposure before God and covenant consequence. |
| Morphological Notes | Piel participle, masculine singular absolute (מְגַלֶּה). The Piel stem intensifies or factitively expresses the action: to uncover, lay bare, or reveal. As a participle, it can function verbally ("is uncovering") or substantivally ("one who uncovers"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a masculine singular Piel participle, indicating an active, ongoing agent. "One who uncovers" preserves the root sense of גלה (to uncover or expose) while reflecting the masculine singular participial form that denotes an acting individual. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root גלה (uncovering, baring, exposing, revealing, exiling)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1540-01 |
agaleh | I will lay bare |
H1540-02 |
bageloto | in his exiling |
H1473-01 |
bagolah | in the exile |
H1540-03 |
behagelot | when causing-into-exile |
H1540-04 |
behageloti | in my causing-into-exile |
H1540-05 |
behigalot | in being laid bare |
H1540-06 |
behitegalot | in the self-uncovering |
H1540-07 |
egeleh | I will lay bare |
H1530-01 |
gal | you laid bare |
H1540-08 |
galah | he went into exile |
H1540-09 |
galetah | she has gone into exile |
H1555-01 |
galeyat | Exile-one (Goliath) |
H1540-10 |
gali | Uncover yourself! (fem. sg.) / an exiled one (masc. sg.) |
H1540-11 |
galita | you uncovered |
H1540-12 |
galitah | you have laid bare |
H1540-13 |
galoh | to go into exile utterly |
H1540-14 |
galu | they went into exile |
H1546-01 |
galut | exile-of |
H1547-01 |
galuta | the exile-state |
H1540-15 |
galuy | uncovered (masculine singular) |
H1540-16 |
gelot | to uncover / to go into exile |
H1540-17 |
gilah | he laid bare |
H1540-18 |
giletah | she has laid bare |
H1540-19 |
gileyti | I have laid bare |
H1540-20 |
gilit | you (feminine) have laid bare |
H1540-21 |
giliti | I have laid bare |
H1540-22 |
gilu | they were laid bare |
H1473-02 |
golah | the exiled-community |
H1474-01 |
golan | Exile-Place |
H1540-23 |
goleh | exiled one (masculine singular) |
H1540-24 |
golim | exiled men |
H1540-25 |
guletah | she has been laid bare |
H1540-26 |
hagaluy | the uncovered one |
H1540-27 |
hagelah | he caused to go into exile |
H1540-28 |
hagelat | she caused to go into exile |
H1540-29 |
hageletah | she carried into exile |
H1541-01 |
hageli | he caused to go into exile |
H1540-30 |
hagelot | the deporting into exile of |
H1540-31 |
hagelotam | to cause them into exile |
H1540-32 |
hagelu | they caused to go into exile |
H1473-03 |
hagolah | the exiled-community |
H1540-33 |
hamugelim | the ones caused-to-be-exiled |
H1540-34 |
hanigeloh | Was I uncovered? |
H1540-35 |
hanigelu | have been uncovered |
H1540-36 |
hegelah | he caused to go into exile |
H1540-37 |
hegelam | he caused them to go into exile |
H1540-38 |
higalu | you men have been laid bare |
H1540-39 |
higeleyti | I have driven into exile |
H1540-40 |
higelita | you have caused to go into exile |
H1540-41 |
higelitem | you men caused into exile |
H1540-42 |
higelu | they caused to go into exile |
H1540-43 |
kehigalot | as being uncovered |
H1540-44 |
legalot | to lay bare |
H1546-02 |
legalut | to the exile-of |
H1540-45 |
lehagelotekhe | to cause you (fem.) to go into exile |
H1540-46 |
lehigalot | to be laid bare |
H1540-48 |
megulah | laid-bare (feminine singular) |
H1540-49 |
nigelah | he was uncovered |
H1540-50 |
nigelatah | she has been laid bare |
H1540-51 |
nigeleyti | I was uncovered |
H1540-52 |
nigelot | the uncovered things (feminine plural) |
H1540-53 |
nigelu | they were laid bare |
H1540-54 |
tegal | may you lay bare |
H1540-55 |
tegaleh | you shall lay bare |
H1540-56 |
tegali | you will lay bare |
H1540-57 |
tigal | she will be laid bare |
H1540-58 |
tigaleh | she will be uncovered |
H1540-59 |
ugeleh | and you (masculine singular) were stripped away into exile |
H1540-60 |
ugeluy | and he laid bare |
H1540-61 |
ulehagelot | and to cause to go into exile |
H1540-62 |
vategal | and she laid bare |
H1540-63 |
vatigaleh | and she was laid bare |
H1540-64 |
vayageleha | and he carried her into exile |
H1540-65 |
vayagelem | and he caused them to go into exile |
H1540-66 |
vayagelum | and they caused them to go into exile |
H1540-67 |
vayegal | and he laid bare |
H1540-68 |
vayegel | and he exiled |
H1540-69 |
vayigalu | and they were laid bare |
H1540-70 |
vayigel | and he exiled |
H1540-71 |
vayitegal | and he laid himself bare |
H1540-72 |
vegalita | and you (masculine singular) were stripped away into exile |
H1540-73 |
vegaliti | and I laid-bare |
H1540-74 |
vegalu | and they shall go into exile |
H1546-03 |
vegalut | and exile-of |
H1540-75 |
vegilah | and he has laid bare |
H1540-76 |
vegiletah | and she uncovered |
H1540-77 |
vegileyti | and I have laid bare |
H1540-78 |
vegilit | and you (fem.) laid bare |
H1540-79 |
vegoleh | and one going-into-exile |
H1540-80 |
vehanigelot | and the unveiled (things) |
H1540-81 |
vehigelah | and he caused to be exiled |
H1540-82 |
vehigelam | and he caused them to go into exile |
H1540-83 |
vehigeleyti | and I will cause to be exiled |
H1540-84 |
venigelah | and he was uncovered |
H1540-85 |
venigelinu | and we were uncovered |
H1540-86 |
veyigel | and he will uncover |
H1540-87 |
yegaleh | he will lay bare |
H1540-88 |
yegalu | they will lay bare |
H1540-89 |
yigaleh | he will be uncovered |
H1540-90 |
yigalu | they will be stripped bare |
H1540-91 |
yigel | he will be laid bare |
H1540-92 |
yigeleh | he will be exiled—stripped away |
H1540-93 |
yigelu | they will go stripped into exile |
Word Usage (186 occurrences of H1540)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 9:21 | וַ/יִּתְגַּ֖ל | vayitegal | and uncovered himself |
| Genesis 35:7 | נִגְל֤וּ | nigelu | had revealed |
| Exodus 20:26 | תִגָּלֶ֥ה | tigaleh | be exposed |