Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #1586 - גֹּמֶר Gomer (a son of Japheth)

Original Word:	גֹּמֶר
Transliteration:	Gomer
Definition:	a son of Japheth, also his desc., also the wife of Hosea
Part of Speech:	proper name; masculine a.; feminine
Phonetic Spelling:	(go'-mer)
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Gomer

From gamar; completion; Gomer, the name of a son of Japheth and of his descendants; also of a Hebrewess -- Gomer.

see HEBREW gamar

Englishman's Concordance

Gomer=“complete”
1) the eldest son of Japheth and grandson of Noah; the progenitor of the early Cimmerians and other branches of the Celtic family (noun proper masculine)
2) the unfaithful wife of the prophet Hosea; Hosea’s relationship with her was symbolic of God’s relationship with wayward Israel (noun proper feminine)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H1584
Same Word by TWOT Number: 363a

Brown-Driver-Briggs

גֹּ֫מָרproper name

1.masculine a.son of JaphetGenesis 10:2,3=1 Chronicles 1:5,6; Ezekiel 38:6; Lag^{Onom. Sacr. 2, 95, 2nd ed. 367, see BN 77} proposes גמרים for גמדיםEzekiel 27:11 q. v.; he identification גֹּמֶר with Cappadocia (compare ᵑ7Ezekiel 27:11, Kiep^{Lb. d. alt. Geogr. 91})=Armenian Gamir -χ (with plural ending) see also Lag^{Arm. Stud. 32 § 448}; compare further Assyrian Gimirrai, Schr^{KG 157 ff.} Dl^{Pa 245 f.} also Len^{Or.ii. 1, 332 ff.}

2. femininewife of Hosea, Hosea 1:3.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 1586. גֹּ֫מֶר (Gomer) — 6 Occurrences

Genesis 10:2
HEB:בְּנֵ֣י יֶ֔פֶת גֹּ֣מֶר וּמָג֔וֹג וּמָדַ֖י
NAS: of Japheth [were] Gomer and Magog
KJV: of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog,
INT: the sons of Japheth Gomer and Magog and Madai

Genesis 10:3
HEB: וּבְנֵ֖י גֹּ֑מֶר אַשְׁכֲּנַ֥ז וְרִיפַ֖ת
NAS: The sons of Gomer [were] Ashkenaz
KJV: And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz,
INT: the sons of Gomer Ashkenaz and Riphath

1 Chronicles 1:5
HEB:בְּנֵ֣י יֶ֔פֶת גֹּ֣מֶר וּמָג֔וֹג וּמָדַ֖י
NAS: of Japheth [were] Gomer, Magog,
KJV: of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog,
INT: the sons of Japheth Gomer Magog Madai

1 Chronicles 1:6
HEB: וּבְנֵ֖י גֹּ֑מֶר אַשְׁכֲּנַ֥ז וְדִיפַ֖ת
NAS: The sons of Gomer [were] Ashkenaz,
KJV: And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz,
INT: the sons of Gomer Ashkenaz and Riphath

Ezekiel 38:6
HEB: גֹּ֚מֶר וְכָל־ אֲגַפֶּ֔יהָ
NAS:Gomer with all its troops;
KJV:Gomer, and all his bands; the house
INT:Gomer all troops

Hosea 1:3
HEB:וַיִּקַּ֔ח אֶת־ גֹּ֖מֶר בַּת־ דִּבְלָ֑יִם
NAS: and took Gomer the daughter
KJV: and took Gomer the daughter
INT: went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim

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