What does עֲמֹרָה (ʿămōrāh) mean in the Bible?
עֲמֹרָה (ʿămōrāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "Amorah , a place in Palestine".
Hebrew · H6017
עֲמֹרָה
Amorah , a place in Palestine
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עֲמֹרָה H6017
Pronunciation ʿămōrāh
What does עֲמֹרָה (ʿămōrāh) mean in the Bible?
עֲמֹרָה (ʿămōrāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "Amorah , a place in Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
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
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and Gomorrah 11× Genesis 13:10, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 14:11, Genesis 18:20
of Gomorrah 4× Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Deuteronomy 32:32, Isaiah 1:10
Gomorrah 2× Genesis 10:19, Isaiah 1:9
are like Gomorrah 1× Jeremiah 23:14
like Gomorrah 1× Zephaniah 2:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 10:19 וַעֲמֹרָ֛ה to Gomorrah Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 13:10 עֲמֹרָ֔ה to and Gomorrah Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 14:2 עֲמֹרָ֑ה to of Gomorrah Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 14:8 עֲמֹרָ֗ה to of Gomorrah Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 14:10 וַעֲמֹרָ֖ה to and Gomorrah Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 14:11 וַעֲמֹרָ֛ה to and Gomorrah Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 18:20 וַעֲמֹרָ֖ה to and Gomorrah Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 19:24 עֲמֹרָ֖ה to and Gomorrah Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 19:28 וַעֲמֹרָ֔ה to and Gomorrah Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Deuteronomy 29:23 וַעֲמֹרָה֙ to and Gomorrah Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 10:19
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 6
Genesis 9 Deuteronomy 2 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 3 Amos 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
וַעֲמֹרָ֛ה 3x wa·‘ă·mō·rāh Genesis 10:19, Genesis 14:11, Jeremiah 49:18
וַעֲמֹרָ֖ה 2x wa·‘ă·mō·rāh Genesis 14:10, Genesis 18:20
עֲמֹרָ֔ה 2x ‘ă·mō·rāh Genesis 13:10, Amos 4:11
עֲמֹרָ֑ה 2x ‘ă·mō·rāh Genesis 14:2, Deuteronomy 32:32
עֲמֹרָֽה׃ 2x ‘ă·mō·rāh Isaiah 1:10, Isaiah 13:19
וַעֲמֹרָ֔ה 1x wa·‘ă·mō·rāh Genesis 19:28
וַעֲמֹרָה֙ 1x wa·‘ă·mō·rāh Deuteronomy 29:23
כַּֽעֲמֹרָ֔ה 1x ka·‘ă·mō·rāh Zephaniah 2:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 9x Genesis 13:10, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 19:24
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular 7x Genesis 10:19, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 14:11, Genesis 18:20
Preposition-k | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x Jeremiah 23:14, Zephaniah 2:9
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 1:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Amorah , a place in Palestine
Source Gloss
Amorah , a place in Palestine
Extended definition
Gomorrah.
Word Origins
עֲמֹרָה is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain