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עֲמֹרָה H6017
H6017 is the Hebrew word עֲמֹרָה, transliterated ʻĂmôrâh and said am-o-raw'. The King James Version most often renders it gomorrah.
What it means
Amorah, a place in Palestine.
Where it comes from
from H6014 (עָמַר); a (ruined) heap.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Gomorrah.
Verses using עֲמֹרָה
All 15 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 10:19 · KJV
And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
Genesis 13:10 · KJV
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Genesis 14:2 · KJV
That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
Genesis 14:8 · KJV
And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
Genesis 14:10 · KJV
And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
Genesis 14:11 · KJV
And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
Genesis 18:20 · KJV
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
Genesis 19:24 · KJV
Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
Genesis 19:28 · KJV
And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
Deuteronomy 29:23 · KJV
And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
Deuteronomy 32:32 · KJV
For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:
Jeremiah 49:18 · KJV
As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
Jeremiah 50:40 · KJV
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.
Amos 4:11 · KJV
I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
Zephaniah 2:9 · KJV
Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6017 mean?
H6017 is the Hebrew word עֲמֹרָה (ʻĂmôrâh), meaning Amorah, a place in Palestine.
How is H6017 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it gomorrah (15 times).
How many times does H6017 appear in the Bible?
עֲמֹרָה (ʻĂmôrâh) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6017 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6014 (עָמַר); a (ruined) heap.
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