Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #6017 - עֲמֹרָה
Transliteration
ʻĂmôrâh
Phonetics
am-o-raw'
Origin
from (H6014)
Parts of Speech
proper locative noun
TWOT
None
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- Gomorrah = "submersion"
- the twin-city in evil with Sodom, both destroyed in judgment by God with fire from heaven
- of iniquity (figuratively)
- the twin-city in evil with Sodom, both destroyed in judgment by God with fire from heaven
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
ASV (19)
Genesis
9
Deuteronomy
2
Isaiah
3
Jeremiah
3
Amos
1
Zephaniah
1
BSB (19)
Genesis
9
Deuteronomy
2
Isaiah
3
Jeremiah
3
Amos
1
Zephaniah
1
CSB (18)
Genesis
9
Deuteronomy
2
Isaiah
3
Jeremiah
3
Amos
1
Zephaniah
1
ESV (19)
Genesis
9
Deuteronomy
2
Isaiah
3
Jeremiah
3
Amos
1
Zephaniah
1
KJV (19)
Genesis
9
Deuteronomy
2
Isaiah
3
Jeremiah
3
Amos
1
Zephaniah
1
LEB (19)
Genesis
9
Deuteronomy
2
Isaiah
3
Jeremiah
3
Amos
1
Zephaniah
1
LSB (19)
Genesis
9
Deuteronomy
2
Isaiah
3
Jeremiah
3
Amos
1
Zephaniah
1
N95 (19)
Genesis
9
Deuteronomy
2
Isaiah
3
Jeremiah
3
Amos
1
Zephaniah
1
NAS (19)
Genesis
9
Deuteronomy
2
Isaiah
3
Jeremiah
3
Amos
1
Zephaniah
1
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (19)
Genesis
9
Deuteronomy
2
Isaiah
3
Jeremiah
3
Amos
1
Zephaniah
1
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
עֲמֹרָה19 proper name, of a location Gomorrah, Γομορρα (Γ = 
; √ II. עמר according to Lag BN 54); — always with סְדֹם q. v.; Genesis 10:19 8t. Genesis; in simile Amos 4:11; Isaiah 1:9; Isaiah 13:19; Deuteronomy 29:22; Jeremiah 49:18; Jeremiah 50:40; Zephaniah 2:9, compare Deuteronomy 32:32; figurative of iniquity Isaiah 1:10; Jeremiah 23:14.
; √ II. עמר according to Lag BN 54); — always with סְדֹם q. v.; Genesis 10:19 8t. Genesis; in simile Amos 4:11; Isaiah 1:9; Isaiah 13:19; Deuteronomy 29:22; Jeremiah 49:18; Jeremiah 50:40; Zephaniah 2:9, compare Deuteronomy 32:32; figurative of iniquity Isaiah 1:10; Jeremiah 23:14. III. עמר (√ of following; compare Arabic 
, 
live, live long; also worship; proper name 
etc.; RS K 266 proposes meaning worshipper, עָמְרִי worshipper of ׳י (compare We Skizzen iii. 165) against him Nö ZMG xl (1886), 185, who compare meaning live, 
, 
life).
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Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
עֲמֹרָה Gomorrha (LXX. Γομόῤῥα), pr.n. (perhaps i.q. عِمَارَةُ “culture,” “habitation” [“prob. depression”]), one of the four cities in the valley of Siddim, which were sunk in the Dead Sea, which is commonly mentioned together with Sodom, Genesis 10:19, 13:10.
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List of Word Forms
וַעֲמֹרָ֔ה וַעֲמֹרָ֖ה וַעֲמֹרָ֛ה וַעֲמֹרָה֙ ועמרה כַּֽעֲמֹרָ֔ה כַּעֲמֹרָֽה׃ כעמרה כעמרה׃ לַעֲמֹרָ֖ה לעמרה עֲמֹרָ֑ה עֲמֹרָ֔ה עֲמֹרָ֖ה עֲמֹרָ֗ה עֲמֹרָ֛ה עֲמֹרָֽה׃ עמרה עמרה׃ ‘ă·mō·rāh ‘ămōrāh amoRah ka‘ămōrāh ka·‘ă·mō·rāh kaamoRah la‘ămōrāh la·‘ă·mō·rāh laamoRah vaamoRah wa‘ămōrāh wa·‘ă·mō·rāh
