H6017 — עֲמֹרָה (ʻĂmôrâh)
Strong's H6017 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: עֲמֹרָה (ʻĂmôrâh)
Pronunciation: am-o-raw'
Morphology: n-pr-loc
Name Meaning: Gomorrah = "submersion"
Derivation: from עָמַר (ʻâmar) [H6014]; a (ruined) heap;
Definition: Amorah, a place in Palestine
KJV Renderings: Gomorrah.
Senses
- the twin-city in evil with Sodom, both destroyed in judgment by God with fire from heaven
- of iniquity (fig.)
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1116 | Γόμοῤῥα | Gómorrha | of Hebrew origin (H6017) | Gomorrha (i.e. Amorah), a place near the Dead Sea | Gomorrha |
| H6014 | עָמַר | ʻâmar | a primitive root; properly, apparently to heap; figuratively, to chastise (as if piling blows); specifically (as denominative from עֹמֶר (ʻômer) H6016) | to gather grain | bind sheaves, make merchandise of |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.
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