ΓΟΜΟΡΡΑʼ, γομορραʼ
GOMORHRAʼ, gomorhraʼ
Sounds Like: go-MOR-rah
Translations: Gomorrah
From the root: ΓΟΜΟΡΡΑ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Gomorrah is the name of an ancient city, famously mentioned in the Bible alongside Sodom. It was one of the cities in the Jordan Plain, known for its wickedness and subsequent destruction by God. The apostrophe-like mark (keraia) at the end of the word indicates that it could be used as a numeral in some contexts, but in this usage, it simply refers to the city.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative or Vocative
Strong’s number: G1116 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Isaiah — 1:9
From the same root
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