גֹּ֫מֶא
go.me
“reed”
Definition
properly, an absorbent, i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity); specifically the papyrus
from H1572 (גָּמָא);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
גֹּ֫מֶא appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
which sends couriers by sea,in papyrus vessels on the waters.Go, swift messengers,to a people tall and smooth-skinned,to a people widely feared,to a powerful nation of strange speech,whose land is divided by rivers.
The parched ground will become a pool,the thirsty land springs of water.In the haunt where jackals once lay,there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.
Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh?Do reeds flourish without water?
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