Hebrew · H6017

עֲמֹרָה

Amorah , a place in Palestine

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עֲמֹרָהH6017

Pronunciationʿămōrāh

What does עֲמֹרָה (ʿămōrāh) mean in the Bible?

עֲמֹרָה (ʿămōrāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "Amorah , a place in Palestine".

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What does עֲמֹרָה (ʿămōrāh) mean in the Bible?

עֲמֹרָה (ʿămōrāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "Amorah , a place in Palestine".

How does the BSB render H6017?

The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and Gomorrah (11), of Gomorrah (4), Gomorrah (2), are like Gomorrah (1), like Gomorrah (1).

Where does עֲמֹרָה (ʿămōrāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 10:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (9), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (3), Deuteronomy (2).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

and Gomorrah11×Genesis 13:10, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 14:11, Genesis 18:20

of Gomorrah4×Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Deuteronomy 32:32, Isaiah 1:10

Gomorrah2×Genesis 10:19, Isaiah 1:9

are like Gomorrah1×Jeremiah 23:14

like Gomorrah1×Zephaniah 2:9

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First aligned rowGenesis 10:19

Aligned rows19

Books represented6

Genesis9Deuteronomy2Isaiah3Jeremiah3Amos1Zephaniah1

Source forms

וַעֲמֹרָ֛ה3xwa·‘ă·mō·rāhGenesis 10:19, Genesis 14:11, Jeremiah 49:18

וַעֲמֹרָ֖ה2xwa·‘ă·mō·rāhGenesis 14:10, Genesis 18:20

עֲמֹרָ֔ה2x‘ă·mō·rāhGenesis 13:10, Amos 4:11

עֲמֹרָ֑ה2x‘ă·mō·rāhGenesis 14:2, Deuteronomy 32:32

עֲמֹרָֽה׃2x‘ă·mō·rāhIsaiah 1:10, Isaiah 13:19

וַעֲמֹרָ֔ה1xwa·‘ă·mō·rāhGenesis 19:28

וַעֲמֹרָה֙1xwa·‘ă·mō·rāhDeuteronomy 29:23

כַּֽעֲמֹרָ֔ה1xka·‘ă·mō·rāhZephaniah 2:9

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - feminine singular9xGenesis 13:10, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 19:24

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular7xGenesis 10:19, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 14:11, Genesis 18:20

Preposition-k | Noun - proper - feminine singular2xJeremiah 23:14, Zephaniah 2:9

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xIsaiah 1:9

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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עֲמֹרָה

What does עֲמֹרָה (ʿămōrāh) mean in the Bible?

What does עֲמֹרָה (ʿămōrāh) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H6017?

Where does עֲמֹרָה (ʿămōrāh) appear in Scripture?

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