What does גָּלָה · μετοικεσία mean in the Bible?
גָּלָה · μετοικεσία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to remove or carry away into captivity".
Hebrew · H1540, G3350
גָּלָה
To denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal · deportation
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גָּלָה H1540 to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
Pronunciation galah
Exposure of shame or secrets; literal denudation bleeds into exile, disclosure, and divine revelation of hidden things.
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μετοικεσία G3350 deportation
Pronunciation metoikesía
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What does גָּלָה (galah) mean in the Bible?
גָּלָה · μετοικεσία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to remove or carry away into captivity".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1540, G3350?
H1540, G3350 is connected to 186 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to remove or carry away into captivity
Source Gloss
to remove or carry away into captivity
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 6 Aligned forms 119
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 41×
Imperfect Lev 18:7 · Lev 18:8 · Lev 18:9 · Lev 18:10 · Lev 18:11 · Lev 18:12 · Lev 18:13 · Lev 18:14 · Lev 18:15 · Lev 18:16 · Lev 18:17 · Lev 20:19 · Hos 2:12 · Mic 1:6 · Deut 23:1 · Job 20:27 18×
Perfect Deut 27:20 · Ezek 22:10 · Job 41:5 · Lam 4:22 · Lev 20:11 · Lev 20:17 · Lev 20:20 · Lev 20:21 · Ps 98:2 · Jer 11:20 · Jer 20:12 · Jer 49:10 · Ezek 23:10 · Lam 2:14 · Isa 57:8 · Lev 20:18 16×
Sequential imperfect Isa 47:2 · Ps 119:18 3×
Participle active Job 12:22 · Prov 11:13 2×
Jussive Isa 16:3 · Prov 25:9 2×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 20×
Perfect 1Chr 5:6 · 2Kgs 17:11 · 2Kgs 25:11 · Esth 2:6 · Ezra 2:1 · Jer 29:1 · Jer 39:9 · Jer 52:15 · Jer 52:28 · Jer 52:30 · Neh 7:6 · 2Kgs 17:28 · 2Kgs 17:33 · Jer 22:12 · Jer 29:4 · Jer 29:7 19×
Infinitive construct Jer 24:1 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 34×
Perfect 1Sam 4:21 · 1Sam 4:22 · 1Sam 9:15 · Amos 3:7 · Hos 10:5 · Isa 5:13 · Isa 24:11 · Prov 27:25 · 1Sam 22:17 · Ezek 39:23 · Mic 1:16 · 1Chr 17:25 · 2Sam 7:27 · Lam 1:3 14×
Imperfect 1Sam 20:2 · Amos 5:5 · Amos 7:11 · Amos 7:17 · Job 20:28 · Job 33:16 · Amos 6:7 · Ruth 4:4 8×
Participle active 1Sam 22:8 · 2Sam 15:19 · Amos 6:7 · Isa 49:21 · Prov 20:19 5×
Infinitive absolute Amos 5:5 · Amos 7:11 · Amos 7:17 3×
Participle passive Esth 3:14 · Esth 8:13 2×
Infinitive construct Jer 1:3 · Judg 18:30 2×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 16×
Perfect 1Sam 3:21 · 2Sam 6:20 · Dan 10:1 · Isa 23:1 · Gen 35:7 · Jer 13:22 · 1Sam 2:27 · Isa 53:1 8×
Imperfect Exod 20:26 · Ezek 16:57 · Isa 47:3 · Prov 26:26 · 1Sam 3:7 · 2Sam 22:16 6×
Infinitive construct 2Sam 6:20 1×
Sequential imperfect Isa 49:9 1×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 6×
Perfect Esth 2:6 · Jer 13:19 · 1Chr 9:1 · Jer 40:7 6×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 2×
Perfect Nah 2:8 1×
Participle passive Prov 27:5 1×
Word Origins
גָּלָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain