Strong’s H1473 · Hebrew
גּוֹלָה
gôwlâh
go-law'
Definition
exile; concretely and collectively exiles
Etymology
or (shortened) גֹּלָה; active participle feminine of H1540 (גָּלָה);
Where the KJV renders it
- (carried away)
- captive(-ity)
- removing
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
What the first audience heard
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