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Strong's Number H1540

גָּלָה

galah · gaw-law'

Transliteration:

galah{gaw-law'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

350

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal

Usage in the KJV:

uncover 34, discover 29, captive 11, carry away 39, reveal 16, open 12, captivity 10, shew 9, remove 6, appear 3, misc 18

Total: 188
Occurs 186 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

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