גּוֹי

Strong’s Definition

a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

Etymology & Derivation

rarely (shortened) גֹּי; apparently from the same root as H1465 (גֵּוָה) (in the sense of massing);

KJV Usage

Gentile, heathen, nation, people.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(n m) nation, people
• 2.nation, people
• 3.of swarm of locusts, other animals (figuratively)
• 4.(n pr m) goyim

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gôwy; Pronunciation: go'-ee