Strong's Lexicon

H1572

H1572 — גָּמָא

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewgamaverb-stemOccurrences: 2TWOT: 358

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1572
Word:גָּמָא
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root (literally or figuratively) to absorb
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:gama
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:gaw-maw'
Meaning:1. swallow, drink
KJV Renderings:Not listed

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BDB1673

[גָּמָא] verb swallow (liquids), (Late Hebrew id.; compare Aramaic גְּמָא , גְּמַע, [untranscribed source text 931]; perhaps compare also Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 932] jar, vessel see Di) —

Pi`el Imperfect יְגַמֶּאאֶֿרֶץ Job 39:24 figurative of horse in swift gallop; (this, however, possibly denominative from גּוּמָּא Late Hebrew, Aramaic גּוּמְּתָא, [untranscribed source text 933] pit, hollow, i.e. he makes [paws or stamps] hollows in the earth).
Hiph`il Imperative feminine singular suffix הַגְמִיאִינִי נָא מְעַטמַֿיִם Gen 24:17 let me drink a little water, pray.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

גמא (gah-mah’)

Job 39:24

KJV: He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
EHCC: He soalloweth the ground

Genesis 24:17

KJV: And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
EHCC: Let me, 1 pray thee, drink a little
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