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גֹּמֶא H1573
H1573 is the Hebrew word גֹּמֶא, transliterated gômeʼ and said go'-meh. The King James Version most often renders it bulrushes.
What it means
properly, an absorbent, i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity); specifically the papyrus.
Where it comes from
from H1572 (גָּמָא).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (bul-) rush.
Verses using גֹּמֶא
All 3 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 2:3 · KJV
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink.
Job 8:11 · KJV
Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
Isaiah 18:2 · KJV
That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!
Common questions
What does Strong's H1573 mean?
H1573 is the Hebrew word גֹּמֶא (gômeʼ), meaning properly, an absorbent, i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity); specifically the papyrus.
How is H1573 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it bulrushes (2 times), can the rush (1 time).
How many times does H1573 appear in the Bible?
גֹּמֶא (gômeʼ) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1573 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1572 (גָּמָא).
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