עֲמֹרָ֔ה
𐤏𐤌𐤓𐤄
amorah
Gomorrah
from עָמַר; a (ruined) heap; Amorah, a place in Palestine; Gomorrah.
Genesis 13:10 · Word #19
Lexicon H6017
| Lemma | עֲמֹרָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤌𐤓𐤄 |
| Transliteration | ʻĂmôrâh |
| Strong's | H6017 |
| In-context | Gomorrah |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H6017-01
Ruin-Heap (City)
| Root | עמר (ʿ-m-r) |
| Core Meanings | to heap up, pile, gather in heaps, sheaf-making |
| Semantic Range | A Canaanite city near Sodom; by extension a symbol of catastrophic destruction, ruin, and divine judgment. |
| Conceptual Significance | Gomorrah becomes, together with Sodom, a lasting biblical emblem of divine judgment against pervasive wickedness, its name evoking the image of a city reduced to a heap of ruins. |
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, feminine singular (HNp); absolute form; place name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name derives from the root עמר, meaning "to heap up" or "to pile." Rendering it as "Ruin-Heap (City)" preserves the imagery of a piled or ruined mound while reflecting its function as a singular proper noun referring to one specific city (feminine singular in form). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root עמר (to heap up, pile, gather in heaps, sheaf-making)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H559-11 |
ameri | Sheaf-Heap (Omri) |
H6018-01 |
ameri | My-Sheaf (Omri) |
H5995-01 |
amir | a bound sheaf |
Word Usage (19 occurrences of H6017)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 10:19 | וַ/עֲמֹרָ֛ה | vaamorah | and Gomorrah |
| Genesis 13:10 | עֲמֹרָ֔ה | amorah | Gomorrah |
| Genesis 14:2 | עֲמֹרָ֑ה | amorah | Gomorrah |