גּוֹי gôwy

Meaning

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

In the King James Version: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.

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

Where it is used

• 2 Kings 18:33 Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?
• 2 Kings 19:12 Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar?
• 2 Kings 19:17 Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands.
• 2 Kings 21:2 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
• 2 Kings 21:9 But the people did not listen and Manasseh led them astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.
• 1 Chronicles 14:17 And David’s fame went out into every land, and the LORD caused all nations to fear him.
• 1 Chronicles 16:20 they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
• 1 Chronicles 16:24 Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
• 1 Chronicles 16:31 Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns!’
• 1 Chronicles 16:35 Then cry out: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.’
• 1 Chronicles 17:21 And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself? You made a name for Yourself through great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed from Egypt.
• 1 Chronicles 18:11 and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites.
• 2 Chronicles 15:6 Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.
• 2 Chronicles 20:6 and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.
• 2 Chronicles 28:3 Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
• 2 Chronicles 32:13 Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of these nations ever been able to deliver their land from my hand?
• 2 Chronicles 32:14 Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand? How then can your God deliver you from my hand?
• 2 Chronicles 32:15 So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”
• 2 Chronicles 32:17 He also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”
• 2 Chronicles 32:23 Many brought offerings to Jerusalem for the LORD and valuable gifts for Hezekiah king of Judah, and from then on he was exalted in the eyes of all nations.
• 2 Chronicles 33:2 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
• 2 Chronicles 33:9 So Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.
• 2 Chronicles 36:14 Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
• Ezra 6:21 The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.
• Nehemiah 5:8 and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say.
• Nehemiah 5:9 So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?
• Nehemiah 5:17 There were 150 Jews and officials at my table, besides the guests from the surrounding nations.
• Nehemiah 6:6 that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,
• Nehemiah 6:16 When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.
• Nehemiah 13:26 Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.
• Job 12:23 He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
• Job 34:29 But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
• Psalms 2:1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
• Psalms 2:8 Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
• Psalms 9:5 You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
• Psalms 9:15 The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
• Psalms 9:17 The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.
• Psalms 9:19 Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
• Psalms 9:20 Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah
• Psalms 10:16 The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
• Psalms 18:43 You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
• Psalms 18:49 Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
• Psalms 22:27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
• Psalms 22:28 For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
• Psalms 33:10 The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
• Psalms 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!
• Psalms 43:1 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
• Psalms 44:2 With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
• Psalms 44:11 You have given us up as sheep to be devoured; You have scattered us among the nations.
• Psalms 44:14 You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.
• Psalms 46:6 Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
• Psalms 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
• Psalms 47:8 God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.
• Psalms 59:5 O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah
• Psalms 59:8 But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.
• Psalms 66:7 He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
• Psalms 67:2 that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations.
• Psalms 72:11 May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
• Psalms 72:17 May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
• Psalms 78:55 He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.