גֹּמֶא
gōmeʾ
rush
Strong's H1573NounHebrewTWOT 358a

גֹּמֶא (gōmeʾ) is a Hebrew noun meaning rush. It appears 4 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1573).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 358a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 358a)rush, reed, papyrus; absorbent, bulrush, porosity
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

גֹּ֫מֶא noun, masculine: rush, reed, papyrus

Strong's H1573 גֹּמֶא: properly, an absorbent, i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity); specifically the papyrus
KJV:(bul-) rush.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 358: גָּמָא gāmāʾ — swallow; absorb; drink

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Exodus 2:3Job 8:11Isaiah 18:2

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