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Strong's #1586: Gomer (pronounced go'-mer)

from 1584; completion; Gomer, the name of a son of Japheth and of his descendants; also of a Hebrewess:--Gomer.




Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

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gômer

Gomer = "complete"

1) the eldest son of Japheth and grandson of Noah; the progenitor of the early Cimmerians and other branches of the Celtic family (noun proper masculine)

2) the unfaithful wife of the prophet Hosea; Hosea' s relationship with her was symbolic of God' s relationship with wayward Israel (noun proper feminine)

Part of Speech: see above in Definition

Relation: from H1584



Usage:

This word is used 6 times:

Genesis 10:2: "The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech,"
Genesis 10:3: "And the sons of Gomer; and Riphath, and Togarmah."
1 Chronicles 1:5: "The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech,"
1 Chronicles 1:6: "And the sons of Gomer; and Riphath, and Togarmah."
Ezekiel 38:6: " Gomer, and all the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all"
Hosea 1:3: "So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bore"









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