HebrewH1586Proper Noun (Masculine)
גֹּ֫מֶר
go.mer
“Gomer”
6Occurrences
H1586Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Gomer, the name of a son of Japheth and of his descendants; also of a Hebrewess
from H1584 (גָּמַר); completion;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Japheth (H3315); brother of: Magog (H4031), Madai (H4074), Javan (H3120), Tubal (H8422), Meshech (H4902) and Tiras (H8494); father of: Ashkenaz (H0813), Riphath (H7384A) and Togarmah (H8425) § Gomer = "complete" 1) the eldest son of Japheth and grandson of Noah; the progenitor of the early Cimmerians and other branches of the Celtic family 2) the unfaithful wife of the prophet Hosea; Hosea's relationship with her was symbolic of God's relationship with wayward Israel
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
גֹּ֫מֶר appears 6 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Chronicles
2
Genesis
2
Ezk
1
Hosea
1
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 1:5BSB
The sons of Japheth:Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
1 Chronicles 1:6BSB
The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
Ezk 38:6BSB
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Genesis 10:2BSB
The sons of Japheth:Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
Genesis 10:3BSB
The sons of Gomer:Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
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