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גָּלָה

gâlâh · gaw-law'Hebrew · H1540

Derivation

a primitive root;

Meaning

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

In the King James Version

[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.

Translated as

captive (23), uncover (21), away (21), discovered (17), uncovered (10), captivity (10), discover (9), revealed (8), shew (5), removed (4), opened (3), captives (3), openeth (3), open (3), revealeth (3), surely (3), uncovereth (2), departed (2), told (2), sheweth (2)

Where it appears

Found in 155 verses

Genesis
9:21, 35:7
Numbers
22:31
Deuteronomy
22:30, 27:20, 29:29
Judges
18:30
Ruth
3:4, 3:7, 4:4
2 Samuel
6:20, 7:27, 15:19, 22:16
1 Chronicles
5:6, 5:26, 6:15, 8:6, 8:7, 9:1, 17:25
2 Chronicles
36:20
Ezra
2:1
Nehemiah
7:6
Esther
2:6, 3:14, 8:13
Psalms
18:15, 98:2, 119:18
Lamentations
1:3, 2:14, 4:22
Daniel
10:1
Hosea
2:10, 7:1
Amos
1:5, 1:6, 3:7, 5:5, 5:27, 6:7, 7:11, 7:17
Micah
1:6
Nahum
2:7, 3:5

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