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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 BoxGen 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:19 - and the borders of Canaan reached from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim, as far as Lasha.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:10 - Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan toward Zoar was well watered, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:2

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:8 - Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboyim and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and drew up their battle lines in the Valley of Siddim

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:10 - Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some of the men fell into them and the rest fled to the hills.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:11 - The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food; then they went away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:16 - When the men got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:20 - Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:24 - Then the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:28 - He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, toward all the land of the plain, and he saw dense smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a furnace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:23 - The whole land will be a burning waste of salt and sulfur—nothing planted, nothing sprouting, no vegetation growing on it. It will be like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim, which the LORD overthrew in fierce anger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:32 - Their vine comes from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are filled with poison, and their clusters with bitterness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:9 - Unless the LORD Almighty had left us some survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:10 - Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:19 - Babylon, the jewel of kingdoms, the pride and glory of the Babylonians,[fn] will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:14 - And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen something horrible: They commit adultery and live a lie. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that not one of them turns from their wickedness. They are all like Sodom to me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:18 - As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown, along with their neighboring towns,”

says the LORD,

“so no one will live there; no people will dwell in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:40 - As I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighboring towns,”

declares the LORD,

“so no one will live there; no people will dwell in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:11 - “I overthrew some of you as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick snatched from the fire, yet you have not returned to me,”

declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:9 - Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will become like Sodom, the Ammonites like Gomorrah— a place of weeds and salt pits, a wasteland forever. The remnant of my people will plunder them; the survivors of my nation will inherit their land.”
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