הַ/גּוֹלָ֔ה
𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤋𐤄
gôwlâh
the captivity
Exile; the state or condition of being removed or deported from one's homeland to a foreign land, especially in reference to collective groups such as the Israelite population during forced deportations. May also refer concretely to the community of people who have been exiled as a group (e.g., the exiles in Babylon). In some rare contexts, can denote the act or process of exile. The semantic range includes both the abstract sense of 'exile' or 'captivity' and the collective noun referring to the exiled population itself.
Ezra 6:20 · Word #12
Lexicon H1473
| Lemma | גּוֹלָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤅𐤋𐤄 |
| Transliteration | gôwlâh |
| Strong's | H1473 |
| Definition | Exile; the state or condition of being removed or deported from one's homeland to a foreign land, especially in reference to collective groups such as the Israelite population during forced deportations. May also refer concretely to the community of people who have been exiled as a group (e.g., the exiles in Babylon). In some rare contexts, can denote the act or process of exile. The semantic range includes both the abstract sense of 'exile' or 'captivity' and the collective noun referring to the exiled population itself. |
Morphology HTd/Ncfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the captivity |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1473-04
the exile-community
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine singular absolute with definite article (הַ); derived from a participial form of גלה functioning as a collective noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun גּוֹלָה derives from the root גלה ('to remove, uncover') and denotes those who have been removed from their land. The definite article marks it as a specific, identifiable collective entity, hence 'the exile-community.' |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the exile-community
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 is accurate and contextually appropriate based on the SILEX definition, marking the group identity of those in exile. |