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תּוֹגַרְמָה

𐤕𐤅𐤂𐤓𐤌𐤄

Togaremah

H8425 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain (proper noun, possibly name of northern people or region, Togarmah)

Definition

Proper noun referring to Togarmah, a descendant in the line of Gomer listed in biblical genealogies, and by extension the land or people associated with his lineage. Often denotes a northern nation or region known as the land of Togarmah, mentioned in prophetic oracles among trading peoples or allies of other nations.

Semantic Range

proper name of a descendant of Gomer; collective designation for his posterity; ethnonym for a northern people or land participating in trade and warfare; geographical term for a region north of Israel

Root / Etymology

Etymology uncertain. The name תּוֹגַרְמָה is likely of foreign origin, not directly derived from a recognizable Hebrew root. Its structure resembles other names of peoples or regions in the Hebrew Bible believed to be of Anatolian or northern provenance.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Togarmah is mentioned in the genealogical list of nations (Genesis 10:3; 1 Chronicles 1:6) as a descendant of Gomer, thereby placing him among the broader peoples of the north, often linked by scholarship with regions in Anatolia (Asia Minor), potentially Armenia or nearby. In prophetic texts (Ezekiel 27:14; 38:6), Togarmah appears in the context of nations involved in trade (e.g., providing horses and mules to Tyre) or as a military ally to larger coalitions. The term thus functions both as a proper name and as a metonym for a northern people or region known for commerce and cavalry. English translation traditions sometimes use the name directly ("Togarmah") without attempting to localize it geographically, though post-biblical and later traditions associate Togarmah with Armenians or other Anatolian groups. The Hebrew Bible itself remains non-specific about exact geography beyond the description 'from the uttermost parts of the north.' The word never carries individual or religious connotations in its biblical usage; it always marks an ethnogeographic identity.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or תֹּגַרְמָה; probably of foreign derivation; Togarmah, a son of Gomer and his posterity; Togarmah.

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Root Family

uncertain (uncertain) — uncertain; proper name of northern people or region

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1085 בִּלְדַּד Bildad
H1095 בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר Belteshatsar
H1114 בִּלְשָׁן Bilshan
H1150 בִּנְעָא Bin'a
H116 אֱדַיִן and then

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8425-02 וְ/תֹגַרְמָֽה vetogaremah HC/Np and Togarmah and Togarmah 2
H8425-01 תּוֹגַרְמָ֑ה togaremah HNp Togarmah Togarmah 2

Occurrences in Scripture

4 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8425-02 Genesis 10:3 וְ/תֹגַרְמָֽה vetogaremah HC/Np and Togarmah and Togarmah
H8425-01 Ezekiel 27:14 תּוֹגַרְמָ֑ה togaremah HNp Togarmah Togarmah
H8425-01 Ezekiel 38:6 תּֽוֹגַרְמָ֔ה togaremah HNp Togarmah Togarmah
H8425-02 1 Chronicles 1:6 וְ/תוֹגַרְמָֽה vetogaremah HC/Np and Togarmah and Togarmah
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