Strong’s H1547 · Hebrew

גָּלוּת
gâlûwth
gaw-looth'

Definition

{captivity; concretely, exiles (collectively)}

Etymology

(Aramaic) corresponding to H1546 (גָּלוּת)

Word family

How the KJV renders it

  • captivity

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.