גָּלוּת (gālût) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning exile. It appears
15 times
in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1546).
Also rendered
captivity
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 350b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 350b)exile; captivity, exiles; captives
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
גָּלוּתnoun, feminine: exile
Strong's H1546גָּלוּת: captivity; concretely, exiles (collectively) KJV:(they that are carried away) captives(-ity).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 350: גָּלָהgālâ — uncover, remove; uncover the ear, reveal, depart, go into exile; uncover oneself, discover, shew oneself, be disclosed, be removed; disclose, lay bar, make known, shew; carry away into exile, take into exile; carried into exile…