King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1116
Transliteration: Gomorra
Phonetic Spelling: (gom'-or-hrhah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine; Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: Gomorrah, one of the cities near the Dead Sea
Meaning: Gomorrah -- one of the cities near the Dead Sea
Γόμορρα (or Γόμορρα, cf. Chandler § 167), Γομορρας, ἡ, and Γομόρρων, τά (cf. Buttmann, 18 (16); Tdf. Proleg., p. 116; WHs Appendix, p. 156), Gomorrah (עַמֹרָה, cf. עַזָּה Gaza), the name of a city in the eastern part of Judaea, destroyed by the same earthquake (cf. B. D. under the word Sea, The Salt) with Sodom and its neighbor cities: Genesis 19:24. Their site is now occupied by the Asphaltic Lake or Dead Sea (cf. BB. DD., see under the words, and ): Matthew 10:15; Mark 6:11 R L in brackets; Romans 9:29; 2 Peter 2:6; Jude 1:7.
Word Summary
Gomorra: Gomorrah, one of the cities near the Dead Sea
Original Word: ΓόμορραTransliteration: Gomorra
Phonetic Spelling: (gom'-or-hrhah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine; Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: Gomorrah, one of the cities near the Dead Sea
Meaning: Gomorrah -- one of the cities near the Dead Sea
Strong's Concordance
Gomorrha. Of Hebrew origin (Amorah); Gomorrha (i.e. Amorah), a place near the Dead Sea -- Gomorrha.
see HEBREW Amorah
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1116: ΓόμορραΓόμορρα (or Γόμορρα, cf. Chandler § 167), Γομορρας, ἡ, and Γομόρρων, τά (cf. Buttmann, 18 (16); Tdf. Proleg., p. 116; WHs Appendix, p. 156), Gomorrah (עַמֹרָה, cf. עַזָּה Gaza), the name of a city in the eastern part of Judaea, destroyed by the same earthquake (cf. B. D. under the word