Word Study · Strong's H6017 · Hebrew
עֲמֹרָה
Amorah
am-o-raw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻĂmôrâh
“Amorah, a place in Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Amorah, a place in Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Gomorrah.
- 19occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 13inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 19 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 13
- וַעֲמֹרָ֛ה3
- וַעֲמֹרָ֖ה2
- עֲמֹרָ֔ה2
- עֲמֹרָ֑ה2
- עֲמֹרָֽה׃2
- וַעֲמֹרָ֔ה1
- וַעֲמֹרָה֙1
- כַּֽעֲמֹרָ֔ה1
- כַּעֲמֹרָֽה׃ ס1
- לַעֲמֹרָ֖ה1
- עֲמֹרָ֗ה1
- עֲמֹרָ֖ה1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 4
- Gomorrah9
- and Gomorrah7
- like Gomorrah2
- to Gomorrah1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)9
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)7
- preposition + proper noun (a name)3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpl · 9
- HC/Npl · 7
- HR/Npl · 3
All 19, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Genesis9 of 19 · 47%
- Isaiah3 of 19 · 16%
- Jeremiah3 of 19 · 16%
- Deuteronomy2 of 19 · 11%
- Amos1 of 19 · 5%
Genesis carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis9 occurrences
- Genesis 10:19וַעֲמֹרָ֛הvaamorahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.here: and Gomorrah
- Genesis 13:10עֲמֹרָ֔הʾamorahproper noun (a name)And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)here: Gomorrah
- Genesis 14:2עֲמֹרָ֑הʾamorahproper noun (a name)went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).here: Gomorrah
- Genesis 14:8עֲמֹרָ֗הʾamorahproper noun (a name)Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and arrayed themselves for battle in the Valley of Siddimhere: Gomorrah
- Genesis 14:10וַעֲמֹרָ֖הvaamorahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.here: and Gomorrah
- Genesis 14:11וַעֲמֹרָ֛הvaamorahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and they went on their way.here: and Gomorrah
- Genesis 18:20וַעֲמֹרָ֖הvaamorahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,here: and Gomorrah
- Genesis 19:24עֲמֹרָ֖הʾamorahproper noun (a name)Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.here: Gomorrah
- Genesis 19:28וַעֲמֹרָ֔הvaamorahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw the smoke rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.here: and Gomorrah
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 29:23וַעֲמֹרָה֙vaamorahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.here: and Gomorrah
- Deuteronomy 32:32עֲמֹרָ֑הʾamorahproper noun (a name)But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter.here: Gomorrah
Isaiah3 occurrences
- Isaiah 1:9לַעֲמֹרָ֖הlaamorahpreposition + proper noun (a name)Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.here: to Gomorrah
- Isaiah 1:10עֲמֹרָֽה׃ʾamorahproper noun (a name)Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!here: Gomorrah
- Isaiah 13:19עֲמֹרָֽה׃ʾamorahproper noun (a name)And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.here: Gomorrah
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 23:14כַּעֲמֹרָֽה׃ סkaamorahpreposition + proper noun (a name)And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”here: like Gomorrah
- Jeremiah 49:18וַעֲמֹרָ֛הvaamorahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,” says the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.here: and Gomorrah
- Jeremiah 50:40עֲמֹרָ֛הʾamorahproper noun (a name)As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.here: Gomorrah