גּוֹי
goy
(Harosheth)-hagoyim
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "goy" (H2800) appears three times in the Bible, but we also see a related phrase "(Harosheth)-hagoyim", which includes the word "goy" and refers to an actual city name. The short definition directly associates "goy" with this city name. While we don't have enough usage data to draw conclusions about its range of usage, it's possible that "goy" is being used as a place name or a proper noun, similar to "(Harosheth)-hagoyim". However, since "goy" is also a standalone lemma, it's worth noting that its short definition is closely tied to a place. Without further context, we can't determine its general meaning or significance. But in its narrow context, it seems to be a geographic reference, possibly a city or region inhabited by people associated with this name. The significance of "goy" in this limited data is unclear. We can only conclude that it's a unique word with a specific association, possibly with the place "(Harosheth)-hagoyim".
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
Yahweh sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
Judges 4:13Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people who were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles, to the river Kishon.
Judges 4:16But Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth of the Gentiles; and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword. There was not a man left.