H1572: גָּמָא
gâmâʼ · pronounced gaw-maw' · “to swallow”
Definition
to absorb
KJV translates it as: swallow, drink.
Word origin: a primitive root (literally or figuratively) to absorb
Extended definition
1) to swallow (liquids)
1a) (Piel) to swallow
1b) (Hiphil) to drink
1a) (Piel) to swallow
1b) (Hiphil) to drink
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H1572 is translated
- me ×1
- it swallows ×1
Bible verses with H1572 (gâmâʼ)
Gâmâʼ appears in 2 verses.
- Genesis 24:17
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
- Job 39:24
He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.