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גְּלָה

gela · reveal; carry into exile

Aramaic word · Strong’s number H1541 · appears 9 times in the Bible

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What it means

gela (גְּלָה) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “reveal; carry into exile”.

To carry into exile (Aramaic); also "to reveal". Related to the Hebrew "gala".

How to say it

ge·la

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To make known something hidden.
  2. Carry a people into exile.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • reveals ×3
  • carried into exile ×2
  • been revealed to me ×1
  • reveal ×1
  • revealer ×1
  • was revealed ×1

Where it appears

  • Ezra 4:10

    and the rest of the nations whom Osnappar, the great and noble, carried into exile and settled them in the city of Samaria, and the rest of the other side of the river. And now:

  • Ezra 5:12

    But because our fathers angered the Elah of the heavens, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean; and this house he destroyed, and the people he carried into exile to Babylon.

  • Daniel 2:19

    Then to Daniel the mystery was revealed in the vision of the night; then Daniel blessed the Elah of the heavens.

  • Daniel 2:22

    He reveals the deep things and the hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.

  • Daniel 2:28

    But there is an Elah in the heavens who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the last days. Your dream and the visions of your head on your bed are these:

  • Daniel 2:29

    You, O king, your thoughts on your bed came up about what will be after this; and the one who reveals mysteries has made known to you what will be.

  • Daniel 2:30

    And as for me, not by wisdom that is in me more than in all the living has this mystery been revealed to me, but so that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart.

  • Daniel 2:47

    The king answered Daniel and said, “Truly your Elah is Elah of gods and lord of kings and revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.”

And 1 more times.