H1540 גָּלָה
gâlâh — to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
KJV: [phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity)…
Occurs 184 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- גָּלָה 189 vb. uncover, remove
- Qal
- 1 uncover the ear of one, i.e. reveal to him
- 2 intr. remove, depart
- 3 go into exile
- Niph.
- 1 refl.
- a uncover oneself (one’s nakedness)
- b discover or shew oneself
- 2 pass.
- a be uncovered (one’s nakedness)
- b be disclosed, discovered
- 3 be removed
- Pi.
- 1 uncover
- 2 disclose, discover, lay bare
- 3 make known, shew, reveal
- Pu. be uncovered
- Hiph. carry away into exile, take into exile
- Hoph. carried into exile
- Hithp.
- 1 was uncovered (naked)
- 2 that his heart may reveal itself
Where it occurs
- Genesis 9:21 — He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.
- Genesis 35:7 — He built an altar there, and called the place El Beth El; because there God was revealed to him, when he fled from the…
- Exodus 20:26 — You shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.’
- Leviticus 18:6 — “‘None of you shall approach any close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.
- Leviticus 18:7 — “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the nakedness of your mother: she is your mother. You shall…
- Leviticus 18:8 — “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife. It is your father’s nakedness.
- Leviticus 18:9 — “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother…
- Leviticus 18:10 — “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter, or of your daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness; for…
- Leviticus 18:11 — “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, conceived by your father, since she is your…
- Leviticus 18:12 — “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister. She is your father’s near kinswoman.