Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1475 |
|---|---|
| Word: | גּוּמָּץ |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | of uncertain derivation |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | guwmmats |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | goom-mawts' |
| Meaning: | 1. a pit |
| KJV Renderings: | pit. |
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גּוּמָּץ noun masculine pit (Aramaic loan-word, compare גּוּמְצָא, [untranscribed source text 950]; Late Hebrew גּוּמָּצָא compare BaNB 66, Anm.I), Eccl 10:8 חֹפֵר בּוֺ יִפּ֑וֺל ׳ ג he that diggeth a pit shall fall in to it; so also Prov 26:27 ᵑ7 ᵑ6 where HCT כֹּרֶה שַׁחַת .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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