Goy (גוי) means gentile in Hebrew.
It can also mean goy. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
gentile, goy
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Goy.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עם, קבוצה גדולה של אנשים שלהם שיש ביניהם קשר אתני ותרבותי.
מֵאֵלֶּה נִפְרְדוּ אִיֵּי הַגּוֹיִם בְּאַרְצֹתָם; אִישׁ לִלְשֹׁנוֹ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם בְּגוֹיֵהֶם.
- 2אדם שאינו יהודי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Goy is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גּוֹי
- Written without vowel points
- גוי
- Said
- goy
- Root
- ג־ו־ה
- Pattern
- קוֹל
- Plural
- גּוֹיִים
- Feminine form
- גּוֹיָה
- Inflections
- נ' גּוֹיָה; ר' גּוֹיִים, גּוֹיֵי־
- Gematria
- 19
This is how Goy is said in other languages.
- English
- gentile, goy
- Arabic
- شعب
- French
- gentil
These words mean nearly the same as Goy.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Goy.
These words rhyme with Goy.
The word Goy is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אור לגויים
- גויי הים
- גוי קדוש
- גוי של שבת
- מזל של גוי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Goy comes from the root ג־ו־ה, like these words.
This is where the word Goy comes from.
אכדית: גַא-אֻ (gāū) בהוראת: קבוצת-פועלים, בלשון רבים בהגיית: גשנו (מה שמסביר אולי, את השם ארץ -גשן). ". תרגום השבעים מתרגם ליוונית בהוראת:"אנשי בוגדות" (כמו בצפניה ג'-ד'),גם בגנזי מדבר יהודה בפשר חבקוק כמו בתרגום-השבעים מדובר על בוגדים.
These words come before and after Goy in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Goy.
What does Goy (גוי) mean in Hebrew?
Goy (גוי) means gentile and goy. It is said goy, with the stress on goy.
What is a synonym for Goy (גוי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Goy (גוי) are עם, נוכרי, and לועז.
What is the opposite of Goy (גוי)?
Words that mean the opposite of Goy (גוי) are יהודי and ישראל.
What rhymes with Goy (גוי)?
Words that rhyme with Goy (גוי) include נוי, אוי, אבוי, אוי, מבוי, and אהוי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גוי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.