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Lexicon :: Strong's H1572 - gāmā'

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גָּמָא
Transliteration
gāmā'
Pronunciation
gaw-maw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 358

Strong’s Definitions

גָּמָא gâmâʼ, gaw-maw'; a primitive root (literally or figuratively) to absorb to absorb:—swallow, drink.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H1572 in the following manner: swallow (1x), drink (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H1572 in the following manner: swallow (1x), drink (1x).
  1. to swallow (liquids)

    1. (Piel) to swallow

    2. (Hiphil) to drink

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּמָא gâmâʼ, gaw-maw'; a primitive root (literally or figuratively) to absorb to absorb:—swallow, drink.
STRONGS H1572: Abbreviations
† [גָּמָא] verb swallow (liquids), (Late Hebrew id.; compare Aramaic גְּמָא, גְּמַע, bdb016702; perhaps compare also Ethiopic bdb016703 jar, vessel see Di) —
Pi. Imperfect יְגַמֶּא־אֶרֶץ Job 39:24 figurative of horse in swift gallop; (this, however, possibly denominative from גּוּמָּא Late Hebrew, Aramaic גּוּמְּתָא, bdb016704 pit, hollow, i.e. he makes [paws or stamps] hollows in the earth).
Hiph. Imperative feminine singular suffix הַגְמִיאִינִי נָא מְעַט־מַיִם Genesis 24:17 let me drink a little water, pray.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

24:17

Job

39:24

H1572

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1572 matches the Hebrew גָּמָא (gāmā'),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:17 - Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, "Pray give me a little water to drink from your jar."
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:24 - With fierceness and rage he swallows the ground; he cannot stand still at the sound of the trumpet.
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