Strong's H6017 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: עֲמֹרָה (ʻĂmôrâh)

Pronunciation: am-o-raw'

POS: am-o-raw' Morph: n-pr-loc

Exegesis: from ; a (ruined) heap;

Definition: from עָמַר; a (ruined) heap; Amorah, a place in Palestine; Gomorrah.

KJV Usage: Gomorrah.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Gomorrah = "submersion"
• 2. 1) the twin-city in evil with Sodom, both destroyed in judgment by God with fire from heaven
• 3. 1a) of iniquity (fig.)

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G1116

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