go.lah denotes displaced people living as exiles and, in departure contexts, the state or prospect of being taken away.

The noun most often identifies people who are living as exiles or are collectively identified by displacement; it also names the condition, departure, or threatened outcome of being taken away. One occurrence is tagged as an active participle in a clause describing the deportation of Jerusalem.

1. People living as exiles · dominant

   The absolute feminine noun identifies groups addressed, gathered, or acting as a community after displacement. In Ezekiel 3:11 the APB renders the clause "Go to the exiles, to your own people"; in Ezra 6:19 it renders "the sons of the captivity performed the Passover," and Jeremiah 29:20 addresses "all you exiles" sent from Jerusalem to Babylon.

   Ezekiel 3:11Ezekiel 11:25Ezra 6:19Ezra 8:35Jeremiah 29:20Zechariah 6:10
2. Condition or movement of being taken away · common

   The absolute feminine noun occurs in clauses about going away, preparing baggage, or the resulting condition of a captured population. In Ezekiel 12:4 the APB renders preparations as "articles of captivity" and compares the departure to "the departures of captivity"; Amos 1:15 and Zechariah 14:2 describe a king or part of a city going into that outcome.

   1 Chronicles 5:22Ezekiel 12:4Ezekiel 12:11Amos 1:15Nahum 3:10Zechariah 14:2
3. Deporting · rare

   In 2 Kings 24:14 the form is tagged as a Qal active participle, masculine singular, in the report that Jerusalem's officials, warriors, craftsmen, and smiths were taken away. The APB renders the action "He deported all Jerusalem."

   2 Kings 24:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB variously presents the term with "exiles," "captivity," and "carried into exile." Those renderings reflect the surrounding clauses, but the translation does not mark a fixed English equivalent for each occurrence.