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H6017

עֲמֹרָה

a.mo.rahN:N--L

Gomorrah

Gomorrah = "submersion" the twin-city in evil with Sodom, both destroyed in judgment by God with fire from heaven Also named: Gomorra (Γόμορρα "Gomorrah" G1116)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

עֲמֹרָה19 proper name, of a location Gomorrah, Γομορρα (Γ = ; √ II. עמר according to LagBN 54); — always with סְדֹם q. v.; Gen 10:19 + 8 t. Genesis; in simile Amos 4:11; Isa 1:9; Isa 13:19; Deut 29:22; Jer 49:18; Jer 50:40; Zeph 2:9, compare Deut 32:32 figurative of iniquity Isa 1:10; Jer 23:14.

15 occurrences

Genesis (9), Deuteronomy (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (2), Amos (1), Zephaniah (1)