Gn 47:18 ( sg. , of many persons) cf. pl. Ne 9:3 7; of man in Daniel’s vision Dn 10:6 (body apart from extremities); also of the living creatures in Ezek.’s vision Ez 1:11 , 23 . 2. dead body, corpse, carcass: a. of man 1 S 31:10 (so orig. in || 1 Ch 10:10 v. We Sm cf. D r) v 12 (×2) ( sg. of several persons), ψ 110:6 ; coll. Na 3:3 (×2); b.
of lion Ju 14:8 , 9 .
גֹּוי
S
1471
TWOT
326e
GK
1580561
n.m.
Gn 12:2
nation, people
(
NH id. Gentiles
,
Ph.
גו
community
,
ܓܰܘܳܐ
(
bawo
),
Sab.
גו
id.
,
DHM
ZMG 1883, 348
)
—
ג׳
Gn 12:2
+
121 times;
sf.
I
s.
גֹּויִ
Zp 2:
9,
גֹּויֶ˜ךָ
ψ 106:5
,
גֹּויֵךְ
Kt
Ez 36:1
3,
14
,
15
(
Qr
wrongly
גֹּויַיִךְ
cf.
C
o, who
del. v
1
5);
pl.
גֹּויִם
Gn 10:5
+
410 times
+ Qr
Gn 25:23
ψ 79:10
(
Kt
גיים
)
+
6 times Ez (
var.
emend.
Co
);
cstr.
גֹּויֵי
Gn 18:18
+
8 times,
גֹּוי
2 Ch 32:13 Ezr 6:21
(
cf.
Baer’s notes);
sf.
גֹּויֵהֶם
Gn 10:
5,
20
,
31
,
32
;—
1.
nation, people
Gn 10:5
(×2),
20
,
31
,
32
(×2) (all
P
)
+
;
Is 2:2
,
4
(×2) =
Mi 4:2
,
3
(×2);
•
Jb 12:23
(×2);
34:29
•
;
Pr 14:34
;
כֹּל גֹּויֵי הָאָרֶץ
Gn 18:1
8;
22:18
;
26:4
(all
J
)
Dt 28:1
.
a.
specif. of descendants of Abraham,
גֹּוי גָּדֹול
Gn 12:2
cf.
18:18
(both
J
),
גֹּויִם
17:
6,
גֹּויִם הֲמֹון
17:
4,
5
(all
P
); of Sarah
גֹּויִם
17:16
(
P
); of Ishmael
גֹּוי
21:1
3,
גֹּוי גָּדֹול
v
18
(both
E
),
גֹּוי גָּדֹול
17:20
(
P
); of Jacob
גֹּוי וּקְהַל גֹּויִם
Gn 35:11
(
P
),
גָּדֹול גֹּוי
46:3
(
E
); of Ephraim
מְלֹא הַגּ׳
48:19
(
J
); of Moses
גֹּוי גָּדֹול
Ex 32:10
(
J
)
cf.
Nu 14:12
(
J
)
Dt 9:14
; of Jacob and Esau as
two nations
Gn 25:23
(
J
).
b.
definitely of Israel
Ex 19:6
(
גּ׳ קָדֹושׁ
)
33:13
(both JE),
Dt 4:6
(
הַגֹּוי הַגָּדֹול הַזֶּה
, said by heathen
cf.
v
7,
8
)
v.
also
v
3
4,
26:5
cf.
ψ 33:12
,
ψ 83:5
(said by enemies)
Je 31:36
;
33:24 Ez 27:2
2; in narrative
Jos 3:17
;
4:1
;
5:8
(JE),
v
6
(
D
),
10:13
(poet., no art.); of Israel and Judah as
two nations
Ez 35:10
(said by heathen)
37:22
; of Judah
Is 26:2
,
15
(×2) cf.
58:
2;
60:22 Mi 4:
7; once
my people
Zp 2:9
(
||
עַם
);
thy people
ψ 106:5
(i.e. of
י׳
),
cf.
also
Ez 36:13
,
14
(read
Kt
); especially of Israel and (or) Judah as sinful, rebellious
Dt 32:28 Ju 2:20 Is 1:4
;
10:6 Je 5:
9,
29
;
7:28
;
9:8
;
12:17 Ez 2:3
(
del.
Ö
C
o)
Hg 2:14 Mal 3:
9.—Note. This definite ref. to Israel and (or) Judah is comparatively rare; in
Hex
not
P
(yet
v.
Gn 17:
4,
5
,
6
,
16
;
35:11
P); seldom in exile & post-exile proph.; not Chr.—
c.
usually of non-
Heb.
peoples
Ex 9:24
;
34:10
(JE)
Lv 25:44
(
H
)
Nu 14:15
(
J
)
Dt 15:6
(×2) 1 K 5:11 1 Ch 14:1
7;
16:20 Is 11:1
0,
12
+
often;
opp.
Israel as
עם י׳
2 S 7:23 1 Ch 17:21
(×2) ect.,
v.
עם
,
cf.
also
Nu 23:9
; note especially
גְּלִיל הַגֹּויִם
Is 8:23
circle
or
district of the nations
(
v.
גָּלִיל
); also
חֲרשֶׁת
sg. singular. DHM D. H. Müller. Hex Hexatuch.