גָּלוּת
gâlûwth · gaw-looth'
{captivity; concretely, exiles (collectively)}
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H1546 (גָּלוּת)
{captivity; concretely, exiles (collectively)}
- {captivity
- concretely, exiles (collectively)}
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: captivity.
Letters
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to carry, to lift up › authority, the one who leads › to fasten and establish › the mark, the covenant sign
To carry, to lift up of authority, the one who leads that works to fasten and establish of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of גָּלוּת above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of the captivity3 · 75%
- of the captives1 · 25%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.