What does גֹּמֶא (gōmeʾ) mean in the Bible?
גֹּמֶא (gōmeʾ): Absorbent plant material; papyrus/bulrush valued for writing surfaces and symbolic fragility in biblical imagery
Hebrew · H1573
גֹּמֶא
Properly, an absorbent , i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity ); specifically the papyrus
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גֹּמֶאH1573
Pronunciationgōmeʾ
What does גֹּמֶא (gōmeʾ) mean in the Bible?
גֹּמֶא (gōmeʾ): Absorbent plant material; papyrus/bulrush valued for writing surfaces and symbolic fragility in biblical imagery
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1573?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a papyrus (1), and papyrus (1), Does papyrus (1), in papyrus (1).
Where does גֹּמֶא (gōmeʾ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 2:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Exodus (1), Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita papyrus1×Exodus 2:3
and papyrus1×Isaiah 35:7
Does papyrus1×Job 8:11
in papyrus1×Isaiah 18:2
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 2:3
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Exodus1Job1Isaiah2
Source forms
גֹמֶא֮1xḡō·meIsaiah 18:2
גֹּ֔מֶא1xgō·meExodus 2:3
גֹּ֭מֶא1xgō·meJob 8:11
וָגֹֽמֶא׃1xwā·ḡō·meIsaiah 35:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular3xExodus 2:3, Job 8:11, Isaiah 18:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 35:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Absorbent plant material; papyrus/bulrush valued for writing surfaces and symbolic fragility in biblical imagery
Source Gloss
properly, an absorbent , i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity ); specifically the papyrus
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Absorbent plant material; papyrus/bulrush valued for writing surfaces and symbolic fragility in biblical imagery
properly, an absorbent, i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity); specifically the papyrus BDB: rush Usage: (bul-) rush.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גֹּמֶא is built from this root:
גָּמָאH1572
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