Hebrew word study
גָּלָה H1540
- Transliteration
- gâlâh
- Pronunciation
- gaw-law'
- KJV glosses
- [phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.
Lexical summary
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense)
by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped)
figuratively, to reveal
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense)
by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped)
figuratively, to reveal
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information