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Lexicon :: Strong's H1586 - gōmer

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גֹּמֶר
Transliteration
gōmer
Pronunciation
go'-mer
Part of Speech
proper feminine noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From גָּמַר (H1584)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 363a

Strong’s Definitions

גֹּמֶר Gômer, go'-mer; from H1584; completion; Gomer, the name of a son of Japheth and of his descendants; also of a Hebrewess:—Gomer.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H1586 in the following manner: Gomer (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H1586 in the following manner: Gomer (6x).

  1. Gomer = "complete"

    proper masculine noun

    1. the eldest son of Japheth and grandson of Noah; the progenitor of the early Cimmerians and other branches of the Celtic family

      proper feminine noun

    2. the unfaithful wife of the prophet Hosea; Hosea's relationship with her was symbolic of God's relationship with wayward Israel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גֹּמֶר Gômer, go'-mer; from H1584; completion; Gomer, the name of a son of Japheth and of his descendants; also of a Hebrewess:—Gomer.
STRONGS H1586: Abbreviations
† גֹּ֫מֶר proper name.
1. masculine
a. son of Japhet Genesis 10:2, 3= 1 Chronicles 1:5, 6; Ezekiel 38:6; LagOnom. Sacr. 2, 95, 2nd ed. 367, see BN 77 proposes H1575 גמרים for גמדים Ezekiel 27:11 which see; he identified גֹּמֶר with Cappadocia (compare Ezekiel 27:11, KiepLb. d. alt. Geogr. 91) = Armenian Gamir -χ (with plural ending) see also LagArm. Stud. 32 § 448; compare further Assyrian Gimirrai, SchrKG 157 ff. DlPa 245 f. also LenOr.ii. 1, 332 ff.
2. feminine wife of Hosea, Hosea 1:3.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:2; 10:3

1 Chronicles

1:5; 1:6

Ezekiel

27:11; 27:11; 38:6

Hosea

1:3