H1540. galah

גָּלָה‎₁₈₉ verb uncover, remove (Late Hebrew id., compare Arabic be or become clear, uncovered; display, reveal, declare; go forth, emigrate; compare Eth obducere, velare, & II. in derivatives (rare) Di¹¹⁴¹; Aramaic גְּלָא‎, reveal) —

Qal₅₁ Perfect ׳ג‎ etc. 1 Samuel 4:21 + (18 t. in all); Imperfect יִגְלֶה‎ 20:2 5t., וַיִּ֫גֶָֽל‎ 2 Kings 17:23 3t., also jussive יִ֫גֶל‎ Job 20:28; 36:15; 3masculine plural יִגְלוּ‎ Amos 6:7; Imperative masculine singular גְּלֵה‎ Ezekiel 12:3; Infinitive absolute גָּלֹה‎ Amos 5:5 2t., construct גְּלוֺת‎ Judges 18:30; Jeremiah 1:3; Participle גּוֺלֶה‎ 2 Kings 24:14, גֹּלֶה‎ 1 Samuel 22:8 3t., feminine גּוֺלָה‎ Isaiah 49:21; passive גָּלוּי‎ Esther 3:14 2t., construct גְּלוּי‎ Numbers 24:4, 16; —

1 אֹזֶן גָּלָה‎ uncover the ear of one, i.e. reveal to him 1 Samuel 9:15; 20:2, 12, 13; 22:8 (twice in verse); 22:17; 2 Samuel 7:27; 1 Chronicles 17:25; Ruth 4:4; Job 33:16; 36:10, 15; עינים גְּלוּי‎ uncovered of eyes, having the eyes open Numbers 24:4, 16; סוֺד גָּלָה‎ reveal a secret Amos 3:7; Proverbs 20:19; הגלוי‎ the revealed opposed to הֶחָתוּם‎ Jeremiah 32:11; לְ גָּלוּי‎ disclosed, published Esther 3:14; 8:13.

2 intransitive remove, depart, הארץ משׂושׂ גלה‎ the mirth of the land is departed Isaiah 24:11; ביתו יבול יגל‎ the increase of his house shall depart Job 20:28; חציר גלה‎ Proverbs 27:25.

3 go into exile Judges 18:30; 2 Kings 17:23; 25:21; Isaiah 5:13; Jeremiah 1:3; 52:27; Ezekiel 12:3; 39:23; Amos 1:5; 5:5; 6:7; 7:11, 17; Micah 1:16; Lamentations 1:3; כבוד גלה‎ 1 Samuel 4:21-22, Hosea 10:5; participle גֹּלָה‎ an exile 2 Samuel 15:19; 2 Kings 24:14; Isaiah 49:21; Amos 6:7.

Niph`al Perfect נִגְלָה‎ 1 Samuel 3:21 9t., נִגְלָתָה‎ Isaiah 53:1, נִגְלֵתִי‎ 1 Samuel 2:27, נִגְלוּ‎Genesis 35:7 2t., נִגְלִינוּ‎ 1 Samuel 14:8; Imperfect תִּגָּלֶה יִגָּלֶה,‎ 3:7 4t., תִּגָּל‎ Isaiah 47:3, יִגָּלוּ‎ 2 Samuel 22:16 2t.; Imperative הִגָּלוּ‎ Isaiah 49:9; Infinitive absolute נִגְלֹה‎1 Samuel 2:27; construct נִגְלוֺת‎ 2 Samuel 6:20, הִגָּלוֺת‎ 6:20 2t.; Participle plural נִגְלֹת‎ Deuteronomy 29:28; —

1 reflexive

a. uncover oneself (one's nakedness) 2 Samuel 6:20.

b. discover or shew oneself Isaiah 49:9, אֶל‎ 1 Samuel 14:8, 11.

c. reveal himself (of God), אֶל‎ Genesis 35:7 (E) 1 Samuel 2:27; 3:21, באזני‎ Isaiah 22:14.

2 passive

a. be uncovered (one's nakedness), ערוה‎ Exodus 20:26 (E) Isaiah 47:3; Ezekiel 16:36; 23:29, שׁולים‎ Jeremiah 13:22.

b. be disclosed, discovered, foundations 2 Samuel 22:16 (= Psalm 18:16) Ezekiel 13:14; gates of death Job 38:17, עון‎Hosea 7:1, פשׁע‎ Ezekiel 21:29, רעה‎ Proverbs 26:26; Ezekiel 16:57.

c. be revealed י ׳כבוד‎ Isaiah 40:5, י ׳זרוע‎ 53:1, י ׳דבר‎ 1 Samuel 3:7, צדקה‎ Isaiah 56:1; with לְ‎ 23:1; Daniel 10:1, הַנִּגְלֹת‎ the things revealed Deuteronomy 29:28.

3 be removed, מִנִּי וְנִגְלָה נִסַּע דּוֺרִי‎ my habitation is plucked up and removed from me Isaiah 38:12.

Pi`el₅₆ Perfect גִּלָּה‎Leviticus 20:11, גִּלִּית‎ Isaiah 57:8, גִּלֵּיתִי‎Jeremiah 33:6; Imperfect יְגַלָּה‎ Deuteronomy 23:1, תְּגַל‎ Proverbs 25:9; Imperative גַּל‎ Psalm 119:18, גַּלִּי‎ Isaiah 47:2; Infinitive גַּלּוֺת‎ Leviticus 18:6; Participle מְגַלֶּה‎ Job 12:22; —

1 uncover,

a. nakedness (oft = contract marriage, RSLag^{GN 1882, 408}; JPh ix. 94) Leviticus 18:6-19; 20:11-21 (H 23 t.) Ezekiel 22:10; compare אביו כנף‎ Deuteronomy 23:1; 27:20; of exposure, as a reproach, Ezekiel 16:37; 23:10, compare נבלת‎ Hosea 2:12, שׁולים‎ Nahum 3:5; immodesty Ezekiel 23:18, דמיה מקור‎ Leviticus 20:18 (H), תזנותיה‎ Ezekiel 23:18; ׳ג‎ alone Isaiah 57:8 (all subject feminine)

b. in General: feet Ruth 3:4, 7, leg Isaiah 47:2, vail 47:2 (i.e. remove it) compare 22:8, לבושׁו פני‎ Job 41:5, eyes Numbers 22:31 (E) Psalm 119:18 (open them so as to see).

2 disclose, discover, lay bare, secret places Jeremiah 49:10, deep places Job 12:22, foundations Micah 1:6, blood Isaiah 26:21, iniquity Job 20:27, secret Proverbs 11:13; 25:9, a wanderer (betray) Isaiah 16:3.

3 make known, shew, reveal, אֶל רִיב‎ make known a cause unto Jeremiah 11:20; 20:12; with לְ‎ Job 33:6; לעיני צִדְקָתוֺ גִּלָּה‎ shew his righteousness in the eyes of Psalm 98:2; with חטאת על ׃עָל, עון על‎ make known concerning, iniquity, sin Lamentations 2:14; 4:22.

Pu`al Perfect גֻּלְּתָה‎ be uncovered Nahum 2:8; Participle מְגֻלָּה תּוֺכַחַת‎ open rebuke Proverbs 27:5.

Hiph`il₃₉ Perfect הֶגְלָה‎ 2 Kings 17:11 +, הִגְלָה‎ 24:14, הֶגְלָם‎ 1 Chronicles 8:7, הִגְלָם‎ Jeremiah 20:4; Imperfect וַיֶּגֶל‎ 2 Kings 17:6 3t.; suffix וַיַּגְלֶהָ‎ 16:9, וַיַּגְלֵם‎ 15:29; 1 Chronicles 5:26, יַגְלוּם‎ 8:6: Infinitive הַגְלוֺת‎ 1 Chronicles 5:41 5t., בַּגְלוֺתוֺ‎ Jeremiah 27:20; — carry away into exile, take into exile 2 Kings 15:29; 16:9; 17:6, 11, 26, 27, 28, 33; 18:11; 24:14-15, 25:11; 1 Chronicles 5:6, 26; 1 Chronicles 5:41; 8:6-7, 2 Chronicles 36:20; Ezra 2:1; Nehemiah 7:6; Esther 2:6; Jeremiah 20:4; 22:12; 24:1; 27:20; 29:1, 4, 7, 14; 39:9; 43:3; 52:15, 28, 29, 30; Lamentations 4:22; Ezekiel 39:28; Amos 1:6; 5:27.

Hoph`al Perfect הָגְלָה‎ Esther 2:6; feminine הָגְלְתָה‎ 2:6, הָגְלוּ‎ 1 Chronicles 9:1; Jeremiah 40:7, הָגְלָת‎13:19 (twice in verse) (Ges^{§ 75}, R. 1); Participle passive מֻגְלִים‎ 40:1 carried into exile.

Hithpa`el 1. Imperfect וַיִּתְגַּל‎ was uncovered (naked) Genesis 9:21.

2 Infinitive לִבּוֺ בְּהִתְגַּלּוֺת‎ that his heart may reveal itself Proverbs 18:2.

[גְּלָה גְּלָא,‎] verb reveal (Biblical Hebrew גָּלָה‎ uncover, reveal); —

Pe`al reveal secrets, human agent: Infinitive לְמִגְלֵא‎ Daniel 2:47; of God, Participle active גָּלֵא‎ 2:22; 2:28; 2:29; 2:47.

Pe`il Perfect גְַּלִי‎ Daniel 2:19, גֱּלִי‎ 2:30, revealed (W^{CG 225} Nö^{LCB, 1896, 703}); — of secret, with ל‎ person

Haph`el take into exile (Biblical Hebrew

Hiph`il), Perfect3masculine singular הַגְלִי‎, with accusative of person Ezra 4:10; 5:12 (ל‎ location).