Gôwlâh — H1473

H1473 · Hebrew — גולה

Pronunciation: go-law'

Other spellings: gôlâh גֹּלָה

Definition

feminine noun

exile; concretely and collectively exiles

  1. exiles, exile, captivity
    1. exiles (coll)
    2. exile, captivity (abstract)

Usually translated as

captivity, captive, removing

Origin

or (shortened) gôlâh; active participle feminine of H1540

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Gôwlâh occurs 42 times in 41 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (1), Ezra (12), Nehemiah (1), Esther (1), Jeremiah (10), Ezekiel (10), Amos (1), Nahum (1), Zechariah (2)

Strong's Lexicon — G