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Lexicon :: Strong's H1540 - gālâ

Aa
גָּלָה
Transliteration
gālâ
Pronunciation
gaw-law'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 350

Strong’s Definitions

גָּלָה gâlâh, gaw-law'; a primitive root; to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal:— advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, × plainly, publish, remove, reveal, × shamelessly, shew, × surely, tell, uncover.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 188x

The KJV translates Strong's H1540 in the following manner: uncover (34x), discover (29x), captive (28x), carry away (22x), reveal (16x), open (12x), captivity (11x), shew (9x), remove (6x), appear (3x), miscellaneous (18x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 188x
The KJV translates Strong's H1540 in the following manner: uncover (34x), discover (29x), captive (28x), carry away (22x), reveal (16x), open (12x), captivity (11x), shew (9x), remove (6x), appear (3x), miscellaneous (18x).
  1. to uncover, remove

    1. (Qal)

      1. to uncover

      2. to remove, depart

      3. to go into exile

    2. (Niphal)

      1. (reflexive)

        1. to uncover oneself

        2. to discover or show oneself

        3. to reveal himself (of God)

      2. (passive)

        1. to be uncovered

        2. to be disclosed, be discovered

        3. to be revealed

      3. to be removed

    3. (Piel)

      1. to uncover (nakedness)

        1. nakedness

        2. general

      2. to disclose, discover, lay bare

      3. to make known, show, reveal

    4. (Pual) to be uncovered

    5. (Hiphil) to carry away into exile, take into exile

    6. (Hophal) to be taken into exile

    7. (Hithpael)

      1. to be uncovered

      2. to reveal oneself

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּלָה gâlâh, gaw-law'; a primitive root; to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal:— advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, × plainly, publish, remove, reveal, × shamelessly, shew, × surely, tell, uncover.
STRONGS H1540: Abbreviations
גָּלָה 189 verb uncover, remove (Late Hebrew id., compare Arabic جَاَل be or become clear, uncovered; display, reveal, declare; go forth, emigrate; compare Eth ገለወ፡ obducere, velare, & II. ገለየ፡ in derivatives (rare) Di1141; Aramaic H1541 גְּלָא, Hg reveal) —
Qal51 Perfect ג׳ etc. 1 Samuel 4:21 + (18 times in all); Imperfect יִגְלֶה 1 Samuel 20:2 + 5 times, וַיִּ֫גֶָֽל 2 Kings 17:23 + 3 times, also jussive יִ֫גֶל Job 20:28; Job 36:15; 3rd person masculine plural יִגְלוּ Amos 6:7; Imperative masculine singular גְּלֵה Ezekiel 12:3; Infinitive absolute גָּלֹה Amos 5:5 + 2 times, construct גְּלוֺת Judges 18:30; Jeremiah 1:3; Participle גּוֺלֶה 2 Kings 24:14, גֹּלֶה 1 Samuel 22:8 + 3 times, feminine גּוֺלָה Isaiah 49:21; passive גָּלוּי Esther 3:14 + 2 times, construct גְּלוּי Numbers 24:4, 16; —
1. גָּלָה אֹזֶן uncover the ear of one, i.e. reveal to him 1 Samuel 9:15; 1 Samuel 20:2, 12, 13; 1 Samuel 22:8 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 22:17; 2 Samuel 7:27; 1 Chronicles 17:25; Ruth 4:4; Job 33:16; Job 36:10, 15; גְּלוּי עינים uncovered of eyes, having the eyes open Numbers 24:4, 16; גָּלָה סוֺד reveal a secret Amos 3:7; Proverbs 20:19; הגלוי the revealed opposed to הֶחָתוּם Jeremiah 32:11; גָּלוּי לְ disclosed, published Esther 3:14; Esther 8:13.
2. intransitive remove, depart, גלה משׂושׂ הארץ the mirth of the land is departed Isaiah 24:11; יגל יבול ביתו the increase of his house shall depart Job 20:28; גלה חציר Proverbs 27:25.
Niph. Perfect נִגְלָה 1 Samuel 3:21 + 9 times, נִגְלָתָה Isaiah 53:1, נִגְלֵתִי 1 Samuel 2:27, נִגְלוּ Genesis 35:7 + 2 times, נִגְלִינוּ 1 Samuel 14:8; Imperfect יִגָּלֶה, תִּגָּלֶה 1 Samuel 3:7 + 4 times, תִּגָּל Isaiah 47:3, יִגָּלוּ 2 Samuel 22:16 + 2 times; Imperative הִגָּלוּ Isaiah 49:9; Infinitive absolute נִגְלֹה 1 Samuel 2:27; construct נִגְלוֺת 2 Samuel 6:20, הִגָּלוֺת 2 Samuel 6:20 + 2 times; Participle plural נִגְלֹת Deuteronomy 29:28; —
1. reflexive
a. uncover oneself (one's nakedness) 2 Samuel 6:20.
b. discover or shew oneself Isaiah 49:9, אֶל 1 Samuel 14:8, 11.
c. reveal himself (of God), אֶל Genesis 35:7 (E) 1 Samuel 2:27; 1 Samuel 3:21, באזני Isaiah 22:14.
2. passive
a. be uncovered (one's nakedness), ערוה Exodus 20:26 (E) Isaiah 47:3; Ezekiel 16:36; Ezekiel 23:29, שׁולים Jeremiah 13:22.
b. be disclosed, discovered, foundations 2 Samuel 22:16 (= Psalm 18:16) Ezekiel 13:14; gates of death Job 38:17, עון Hosea 7:1, פשׁע Ezekiel 21:29, רעה Proverbs 26:26; Ezekiel 16:57.
c. be revealed כבוד י׳ Isaiah 40:5, זרוע י׳ Isaiah 53:1, דבר י׳ 1 Samuel 3:7, צדקה Isaiah 56:1; with לְ Isaiah 23:1; Daniel 10:1, הַנִּגְלֹת the things revealed Deuteronomy 29:28.
3. be removed, דּוֺרִי נִסַּע וְנִגְלָה מִנִּי my habitation is plucked up and removed from me Isaiah 38:12.
Pi.56 Perfect גִּלָּה Leviticus 20:11, גִּלִּית Isaiah 57:8, גִּלֵּיתִי Jeremiah 33:6; Imperfect יְגַלָּה Deuteronomy 23:1, תְּגַל Proverbs 25:9; Imperative גַּל Psalm 119:18, גַּלִּי Isaiah 47:2; Infinitive גַּלּוֺת Leviticus 18:6; Participle מְגַלֶּה Job 12:22; —
1. uncover,
a. nakedness (oft = contract marriage, RSLagGN 1882, 408; JPh ix. 94) Leviticus 18:6-19; Leviticus 20:11-21 (H + 23 times) Ezekiel 22:10; compare כנף אביו Deuteronomy 23:1; Deuteronomy 27:20; of exposure, as a reproach, Ezekiel 16:37; Ezekiel 23:10, compare נבלת Hosea 2:12, שׁולים Nahum 3:5; immodesty Ezekiel 23:18, מקור דמיה Leviticus 20:18 (H), תזנותיה Ezekiel 23:18; ג׳ alone Isaiah 57:8 (all subject feminine).
b. in general: feet Ruth 3:4, 7, leg Isaiah 47:2, vail Isaiah 47:2 (i.e. remove it) compare Isaiah 22:8, פני לבושׁו Job 41:5, eyes Numbers 22:31 (E) Psalm 119:18 (open them so as to see).
2. disclose, discover, lay bare, secret places Jeremiah 49:10, deep places Job 12:22, foundations Micah 1:6, blood Isaiah 26:21, iniquity Job 20:27, secret Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 25:9, a wanderer (betray) Isaiah 16:3.
3. make known, shew, reveal, רִיב אֶל make known a cause unto Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 20:12; with לְ Job 33:6; גִּלָּה צִדְקָתוֺ לעיני shew his righteousness in the eyes of Psalm 98:2; with על עון ׃עָל, על חטאת make known concerning, iniquity, sin Lamentations 2:14; Lamentations 4:22.
Pu. Perfect גֻּלְּתָה be uncovered Nahum 2:8; Participle תּוֺכַחַת מְגֻלָּה open rebuke Proverbs 27:5.
Hiph.39 Perfect הֶגְלָה 2 Kings 17:11 +, הִגְלָה 2 Kings 24:14, הֶגְלָם 1 Chronicles 8:7, הִגְלָם Jeremiah 20:4; Imperfect וַיֶּגֶל 2 Kings 17:6 + 3 times; suffix וַיַּגְלֶהָ 2 Kings 16:9, וַיַּגְלֵם 2 Kings 15:29; 1 Chronicles 5:26, יַגְלוּם 1 Chronicles 8:6: Infinitive הַגְלוֺת 1 Chronicles 5:41 + 5 times, בַּגְלוֺתוֺ Jeremiah 27:20; — carry away into exile, take into exile 2 Kings 15:29; 2 Kings 16:9; 2 Kings 17:6, 11, 26, 27, 28, 33; 2 Kings 18:11; 2 Kings 24:14, 15; 2 Kings 25:11; 1 Chronicles 5:6, 26; 1 Chronicles 5:41; 1 Chronicles 8:6, 7; 2 Chronicles 36:20; Ezra 2:1; Nehemiah 7:6; Esther 2:6; Jeremiah 20:4; Jeremiah 22:12; Jeremiah 24:1; Jeremiah 27:20; Jeremiah 29:1, 4, 7, 14; Jeremiah 39:9; Jeremiah 43:3; Jeremiah 52:15, 28, 29, 30; Lamentations 4:22; Ezekiel 39:28; Amos 1:6; Amos 5:27.
Hoph. Perfect הָגְלָה Esther 2:6; feminine הָגְלְתָה Esther 2:6, הָגְלוּ 1 Chronicles 9:1; Jeremiah 40:7, הָגְלָת Jeremiah 13:19 (twice in verse) (Ges§ 75, R. 1); Participle passive מֻגְלִים Jeremiah 40:1 carried into exile.
Hithp.
1. Imperfect וַיִּתְגַּל was uncovered (naked) Genesis 9:21.
2. Infinitive בְּהִתְגַּלּוֺת לִבּוֺ that his heart may reveal itself Proverbs 18:2.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

9:21; 35:7; 35:7

Exodus

20:26

Leviticus

18:6; 18:6; 18:7; 18:8; 18:9; 18:10; 18:11; 18:12; 18:13; 18:14; 18:15; 18:16; 18:17; 18:18; 18:19; 20:11; 20:11; 20:12; 20:13; 20:14; 20:15; 20:16; 20:17; 20:18; 20:18; 20:19; 20:20; 20:21

Numbers

22:31; 24:4; 24:4; 24:16; 24:16

Deuteronomy

23:1; 23:1; 27:20; 29:28; 29:28

Judges

18:30; 18:30

Ruth

3:4; 3:7; 4:4

1 Samuel

2:27; 2:27; 2:27; 3:7; 3:7; 3:21; 3:21; 4:21; 4:21; 4:22; 9:15; 14:8; 14:8; 14:11; 20:2; 20:2; 20:12; 20:13; 22:8; 22:8; 22:17

2 Samuel

6:20; 6:20; 6:20; 7:27; 15:19; 22:16; 22:16

2 Kings

15:29; 15:29; 16:9; 16:9; 17:6; 17:6; 17:11; 17:11; 17:23; 17:23; 17:26; 17:27; 17:28; 17:33; 18:11; 24:14; 24:14; 24:14; 24:14; 24:15; 25:11; 25:21

1 Chronicles

5:6; 5:26; 5:26; 8:6; 8:6; 8:7; 8:7; 9:1; 17:25

2 Chronicles

36:20

Ezra

2:1

Nehemiah

7:6

Esther

2:6; 2:6; 2:6; 3:14; 3:14; 8:13

Job

12:22; 12:22; 20:27; 20:28; 20:28; 33:6; 33:16; 36:10; 36:15; 36:15; 38:17; 41:5

Psalms

18:16; 98:2; 119:18; 119:18

Proverbs

11:13; 18:2; 20:19; 25:9; 25:9; 26:26; 27:5; 27:25

Isaiah

5:13; 16:3; 22:8; 22:14; 23:1; 24:11; 26:21; 38:12; 40:5; 47:2; 47:2; 47:2; 47:3; 47:3; 49:9; 49:9; 49:21; 49:21; 53:1; 53:1; 56:1; 57:8; 57:8

Jeremiah

1:3; 1:3; 11:20; 13:19; 13:22; 20:4; 20:4; 20:12; 22:12; 24:1; 27:20; 27:20; 29:1; 29:4; 29:7; 29:14; 32:11; 33:6; 39:9; 40:1; 40:7; 43:3; 49:10; 52:15; 52:27; 52:28; 52:29; 52:30

Lamentations

1:3; 2:14; 4:22; 4:22

Ezekiel

12:3; 12:3; 13:14; 16:36; 16:37; 16:57; 21:29; 22:10; 23:10; 23:18; 23:18; 23:29; 39:23; 39:28

Daniel

10:1

Hosea

2:12; 7:1; 10:5

Amos

1:5; 1:6; 3:7; 5:5; 5:5; 5:27; 6:7; 6:7; 6:7; 7:11; 7:17

Micah

1:6; 1:16

Nahum

2:8; 3:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1540 matches the Hebrew גָּלָה (gālâ),
which occurs 26 times in 25 verses in 'Jer' in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:3 - It came also H1961 in the days H3117 of Jehoiakim H3079 the son H1121 of Josiah H2977 king H4428 of Judah, H3063 unto H5704 the end H8552 of H6249 the H8141 eleventh H6249 H6240 year H8141 of Zedekiah H6667 the son H1121 of Josiah H2977 king H4428 of Judah, H3063 unto H5704 the carrying away H1540 of Jerusalem H3389 captive  H1540 in H2320 the fifth H2549 month. H2320
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:20 - But, O LORD H3068 of hosts, H6635 that judgest H8199 righteously, H6664 that triest H974 the reins H3629 and the heart, H3820 let me see H7200 thy vengeance H5360 on them: H1992 for H3588 unto thee H413 have I revealed H1540 my cause. H7379
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:19 - The cities H5892 of the south H5045 shall be shut up, H5462 and none H369 shall open H6605 them: Judah H3063 shall be carried away captive H1540 all of it, H3605 it shall be H1540 wholly H7965 carried away captive.  H1540
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:22 - And if H3588 thou say H559 in thine heart, H3824 Wherefore H4069 come H7122 these things H428 upon me? H7122 For the greatness H7230 of thine iniquity H5771 are H1540 thy skirts H7757 discovered,  H1540 and thy heels H6119 made bare. H2554
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:4 - For H3588 thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD, H3068 Behold, I H2005 will make thee H5414 a terror H4032 to thyself, and to all H3605 thy friends: H157 and they shall fall H5307 by the sword H2719 of their enemies, H341 and thine eyes H5869 shall behold H7200 it: and H853 I will give H5414 all H3605 Judah H3063 into the hand H3027 of the king H4428 of Babylon, H894 and he shall carry them captive H1540 into Babylon, H894 and shall slay them H5221 with the sword. H2719
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:12 - But, O LORD H3068 of hosts, H6635 that triest H974 the righteous, H6662 and seest H7200 the reins H3629 and the heart, H3820 let me see H7200 thy vengeance H5360 on them: H1992 for H3588 unto thee H413 have I opened H1540 my cause. H7379
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:12 - But H3588 he shall die H4191 in the place H4725 whither H834 they have led H1540 him H853 captive,  H1540 and H853 shall see H7200 this H2063 land H776 no H3808 more. H5750
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:1 - The LORD H3068 shewed me, H7200 and, behold, H2009 two H8147 baskets H1736 of figs H8384 were set H3259 before H6440 the temple H1964 of the LORD, H3068 after H310 that H1540 Nebuchadrezzar H5019 king H4428 of Babylon H894 had carried away captive  H1540 Jeconiah H3204 the son H1121 of Jehoiakim H3079 king H4428 of Judah, H3063 and H853 the princes H8269 of Judah, H3063 with H853 the carpenters H2796 and H853 smiths, H4525 from Jerusalem, H3389 and had brought them H935 to Babylon. H894
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:20 - Which H834 Nebuchadnezzar H5019 king H4428 of Babylon H894 took H3947 not, H3808 when he carried away captive H1540 Jeconiah H3204 the son H1121 of Jehoiakim H3079 king H4428 of Judah H3063 from Jerusalem H3389 to Babylon, H894 and H853 all H3605 the nobles H2715 of Judah H3063 and Jerusalem; H3389
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:1 - Now these H428 are the words H1697 of the letter H5612 that H834 Jeremiah H3414 the prophet H5030 sent H7971 from Jerusalem H3389 unto H413 the residue H3499 of the elders H2205 which were carried away captives, H1473 and to H413 the priests, H3548 and to H413 the prophets, H5030 and to H413 all H3605 the people H5971 whom H834 Nebuchadnezzar H5019 had carried away captive H1540 from Jerusalem H3389 to Babylon; H894
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:4 - Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts, H6635 the God H430 of Israel, H3478 unto all H3605 that are carried away captives, H1473 whom H834 I have caused to be carried away H1540 from Jerusalem H3389 unto Babylon; H894
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:7 - And seek H1875 the peace H7965 of the city H5892 whither H834 I have caused H1540 you H853 to be carried away captives,  H1540 and pray H6419 unto H413 the LORD H3068 for it: H1157 for H3588 in the peace thereof H7965 shall H1961 ye have H1961 peace. H7965
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:14 - And I will be found H4672 of you, saith H5002 the LORD: H3068 and I will turn away H7725 your captivity, H7622 and I will gather H6908 you H853 from all H3605 the nations, H1471 and from all H3605 the places H4725 whither H834 I have driven H5080 you, H853 saith H5002 the LORD; H3068 and I will bring H7725 you H853 again H7725 into H413 the place H4725 whence H834 I caused H1540 you H853 to be carried away captive.  H1540
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:11 - So I took H3947 the evidence H5612 of the purchase, H4736 both that which was sealed H2856 according to the law H4687 and custom, H2706 and H853 that which was open: H1540
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:14 - Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts, H6635 the God H430 of Israel; H3478 Take H3947 these H428 evidences, H5612 this H2088 evidence H5612 of the purchase, H4736 both H853 which is sealed, H2856 and H853 this H2088 evidence H5612 which is open; H1540 and put them H5414 in an H3627 earthen H2789 vessel, H3627 that H4616 they may continue H5975 many H7227 days. H3117
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:6 - Behold, I H2005 will bring H5927 it health H724 and cure, H4832 and I will cure them, H7495 and will reveal H1540 unto them the abundance H6283 of peace H7965 and truth. H571
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:9 - Then H853 Nebuzaradan H5018 H5018 the captain H7227 of the guard H2876 carried away captive H1540 into Babylon H894 the remnant H3499 of the people H5971 that remained H7604 in the city, H5892 and H853 those that fell away, H5307 that H834 fell H5307 to him, H5921 with H853 the rest H3499 of the people H5971 that remained. H7604
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:1 - The word H1697 that H834 came H1961 to H413 Jeremiah H3414 from H854 the LORD, H3068 after that H310 Nebuzaradan H5018 the captain H7227 of the guard H2876 had let H7971 him H853 go H7971 from H4480 Ramah, H7414 when he had taken H3947 him H853 being bound H631 in chains H246 among H8432 all H3605 that were carried away captive H1546 of Jerusalem H3389 and Judah, H3063 which were carried away captive H1540 unto Babylon. H894
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:7 - Now when H8085 all H3605 the captains H8269 of the forces H2428 which H834 were in the fields, H7704 even they H1992 and their men, H376 heard H8085 that H3588 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 had made H6485 Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Ahikam H296 governor H6485 in the land, H776 and H3588 had committed H6485 unto him H854 men, H376 and women, H802 and children, H2945 and of the poor H1803 of the land, H776 of them H834 that were H1540 not H3808 carried away captive  H1540 to Babylon; H894
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:3 - But H3588 Baruch H1263 the son H1121 of Neriah H5374 setteth H5496 thee H853 on H5496 against us, for to H4616 deliver H5414 us H853 into the hand H3027 of the Chaldeans, H3778 that they might put H4191 us H853 to death, H4191 and carry H1540 us H853 away captives  H1540 into Babylon. H894
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:10 - But H3588 I H589 have made H2834 Esau H6215 bare, H2834 I have uncovered H1540 his secret places, H4565 and H2247 he shall H3201 not H3808 be able H3201 to hide himself: H2247 his seed H2233 is spoiled, H7703 and his brethren, H251 and his neighbours, H7934 and he H369 is not. H369
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:15 - Then H1803 Nebuzaradan H5018 the captain H7227 of the guard H2876 carried away captive H1540 certain of the poor H1803 of the people, H5971 and H853 the residue H3499 of the people H5971 that remained H7604 in the city, H5892 and H853 those that fell away, H5307 that H834 fell H5307 to H413 the king H4428 of Babylon, H894 and H853 the rest H3499 of the multitude. H527
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:27 - And H5221 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 smote H5221 them, H853 and put them to death H4191 in Riblah H7247 in the land H776 of Hamath. H2574 Thus H1540 Judah H3063 was carried away captive  H1540 out H5921 of his own land. H127
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:28 - This H2088 is the people H5971 whom H834 Nebuchadrezzar H5019 carried away captive: H1540 in the H8141 seventh H7651 year H8141 three H7969 thousand H505 Jews H3064 and three H7969 and twenty: H6242
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:30 - In the H8141 three H7969 and twentieth H6242 year H8141 of Nebuchadrezzar H5019 Nebuzaradan H5018 the captain H7227 of the guard H2876 carried away captive H1540 of the Jews H3064 seven H7651 hundred H3967 forty H705 and five H2568 persons: H5315 all H3605 the persons H5315 were four H702 thousand H505 and six H8337 hundred. H3967
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Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan