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Lexicon :: Strong's G1116 - gomorra

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Γόμορρα
Transliteration
gomorra (Key)
Pronunciation
gom'-or-hrhah
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin עֲמֹרָה (H6017)
Strong’s Definitions

Γόμοῤῥα Gómorrha, gom'-or-hrhah; of Hebrew origin (H6017); Gomorrha (i.e. Amorah), a place near the Dead Sea:—Gomorrha.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G1116 in the following manner: Gomorrha (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G1116 in the following manner: Gomorrha (5x).

  1. Gomorrha = "submersion"

    1. a city in eastern part of Judah that was destroyed when the Lord rained fire and brimstone on it; now covered by the Dead Sea

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Γόμοῤῥα Gómorrha, gom'-or-hrhah; of Hebrew origin (H6017); Gomorrha (i.e. Amorah), a place near the Dead Sea:—Gomorrha.
STRONGS G1116:
Γόμορρα [or Γομόρρα, cf. Chandler § 167], -ας, ἡ, and -ων, τά, [cf. Buttmann, 18 (16); Tdf. Proleg., p. 116; WHs Appendix, p. 156], Gomorrah (עַמֹרָה, cf. עַזָּה Gaza), the name of a city in the eastern part of Judæa, destroyed by the same earthquake [cf. B. D. under the word Sea, The Salt] with Sodom and its neighbor cities: Genesis 19:24. Their site is now occupied by the Asphaltic Lake or Dead Sea [cf. BB. DD., see under the words, Gomorrah and Sodom]: Matthew 10:15; Mark 6:11 R L in brackets; Romans 9:29; 2 Peter 2:6; Jude 1:7.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
19:24
Matthew
10:15
Mark
6:11
Romans
9:29
2 Peter
2:6
Jude
1:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1116 matches the Greek Γόμορρα (gomorra),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:19 - And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:10 - And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:2 - these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:8 - Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out, and they joined battle in the Valley of Siddim

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:10 - Now the Valley of Siddim was full of bitumen pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into them, and the rest fled to the hill country.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:11 - So the enemy took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:16 - Then the men set out from there, and they looked down toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to set them on their way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:20 - Then the LORD said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:24 - Then the LORD rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the LORD out of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:28 - And he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and toward all the land of the valley, and he looked and, behold, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:23 - the whole land burned out with brimstone and salt, nothing sown and nothing growing, where no plant can sprout, an overthrow like that of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger and wrath—

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:32 - For their vine comes from the vine of Sodom
and from the fields of Gomorrah;
their grapes are grapes of poison;
their clusters are bitter;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:9 - If the LORD of hosts
had not left us a few survivors,
we should have been like Sodom,
and become like Gomorrah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:10 - Hear the word of the LORD,
you rulers of Sodom!
Give ear to the teaching[fn] of our God,
you people of Gomorrah!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:19 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms,
the splendor and pomp of the Chaldeans,
will be like Sodom and Gomorrah
when God overthrew them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:14 - But in the prophets of Jerusalem
I have seen a horrible thing:
they commit adultery and walk in lies;
they strengthen the hands of evildoers,
so that no one turns from his evil;
all of them have become like Sodom to me,
and its inhabitants like Gomorrah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:18 - As when Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities were overthrown, says the LORD, no man shall dwell there, no man shall sojourn in her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:40 - As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities, declares the LORD, so no man shall dwell there, and no son of man shall sojourn in her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:11 - “I overthrew some of you,
as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,
and you were as a brand[fn] plucked out of the burning;
yet you did not return to me,”
declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:9 - Therefore, as I live,” declares the LORD of hosts,
the God of Israel,
“Moab shall become like Sodom,
and the Ammonites like Gomorrah,
a land possessed by nettles and salt pits,
and a waste forever.
The remnant of my people shall plunder them,
and the survivors of my nation shall possess them.”
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