גֹּמֶא
gômeʼ · go'-meh
properly, an absorbent, i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity); specifically the papyrus
Lexicon
Derivation: from H1572 (גָּמָא);
properly, an absorbent, i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity); specifically the papyrus
- properly, an absorbent, i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity)
- specifically, the papyrus
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (bul-) rush.
Letters
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to carry, to lift up › water, chaos, the mighty deep › strength, the leader
To carry, to lift up of water, chaos, the mighty deep of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of גֹּמֶא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of bulrushes2 · 50%
- can the rush1 · 25%
- and rushes1 · 25%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.