{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H1540",
  "lemma": "גָּלָה",
  "transliteration": "gâlâh",
  "definition": "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)…",
  "occurrences": 184,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "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"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 9:21",
      "text": "He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/9?v=21"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 35:7",
      "text": "He built an altar there, and called the place El Beth El; because there God was revealed to him, when he fled from the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/35?v=7"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 20:26",
      "text": "You shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.’",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/20?v=26"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Leviticus 18:6",
      "text": "“‘None of you shall approach any close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/18?v=6"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Leviticus 18:7",
      "text": "“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the nakedness of your mother: she is your mother. You shall…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/18?v=7"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Leviticus 18:8",
      "text": "“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife. It is your father’s nakedness.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/18?v=8"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Leviticus 18:9",
      "text": "“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/18?v=9"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Leviticus 18:10",
      "text": "“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter, or of your daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness; for…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/18?v=10"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Leviticus 18:11",
      "text": "“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, conceived by your father, since she is your…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/18?v=11"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Leviticus 18:12",
      "text": "“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister. She is your father’s near kinswoman.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/18?v=12"
    }
  ],
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