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Isaiah 22:14
“And it was revealed in mine ears by the Lord of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord God of hosts.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
גָּלָהgâlâh · gaw-law'
H1540 · Hebrew
H1540 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- [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.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- נִגְלָ֥ה — verb Niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 186 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 9:21Genesis 35:7Exodus 20:26Leviticus 18:6Leviticus 18:7
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read גָּלָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.