גֹּ֫מֶר

go.merGomer
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man6 occurrences4 books6 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:
  • Gomer: Son of Japheth; father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah
  • Gomer: Hosea's wife, a promiscuous woman

Definition

from H1584; completion; Gomer, the name of a son of Japheth and of his descendants; also of a Hebrewess
Traditional renderings: Gomer.

Glossary entries

Gomer

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Genesis 10:2גֹּ֣מֶר · Gomer
    The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
  2. Genesis 10:3גֹּ֑מֶר · of Gomer
    The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:5גֹּ֣מֶר · Gomer
    The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:6גֹּ֑מֶר · of Gomer
    The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
  5. Ezekiel 38:6גֹּ֚מֶר · [as well as] Gomer
    …as well as Gomer with all its troops, and Beth-togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you.
  6. Hosea 1:3גֹּ֖מֶר · Gomer
    So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.