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HebrewH1572Verb

גָּמָא

ga.ma

2Occurrences
H1572Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to absorb

a primitive root (literally or figuratively) to absorb

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. to swallow (liquids) 1a) (Piel) to swallow 1b) (Hiphil) to drink

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

גָּמָא appears 2 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
1
Job
1

Key Passages

Genesis 24:17BSB

So the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jar.”

Job 39:24BSB

Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance;he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.