Lexical Summary Amorah: a city in the Jordan Valley Original Word: עֲמֹרָהTransliteration: Amorah Phonetic Spelling: (am-o-raw') Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Short Definition: a city in the Jordan Valley Meaning: Gomorrah -- a city in the Jordan Valley Strong's Concordance Gomorrah From amar; a (ruined) heap; Amorah, a place in Palestine -- Gomorrah. see HEBREW amar Brown-Driver-Briggs H6017. Amorah עֲמֹרָה19 proper name, of a location Gomorrah, Γομορρα (Γ = ; √ II. עמר according to LagBN 54); — always with סְדֹם q. v.; Genesis 10:19 8t. Genesis; in simile Amos 4:11; Isaiah 1:9; 13:19; Deuteronomy 29:22; Jeremiah 49:18; 50:40; Zephaniah 2:9, compare Deuteronomy 32:32; figurative of iniquity Isaiah 1:10; Jeremiah 23:14. III. עמר (√ of following; compare Arabic , live, live long; also worship; proper name etc.; RSK 266 proposes meaning worshipper, עָמְרִי worshipper of ׳י (compare WeSkizzen iii. 165) against him NöZMG xl (1886), 185, who compare meaning live, , life). |
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