גֹּמֶאgômeʼ
rush, reed, papyrus (Job 8:11; Isaiah 18:2; Exodus 2:3; Isaiah 35:7)
Pronunciation: go'-meh · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1573
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 2:3 But when she could no longer hide him, she got a basket made of papyrus reeds and waterproofed it with tar and pitch. She put the baby in the basket and laid it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile River.
- Job 8:11 “Can papyrus reeds grow tall without a marsh? Can marsh grass flourish without water?
- Isaiah 18:2 that sends ambassadors in swift boats down the river. Go, swift messengers! Take a message to a tall, smooth-skinned people, who are feared far and wide for their conquests and destruction, and whose land is divided by rivers.
- Isaiah 35:7 The parched ground will become a pool, and springs of water will satisfy the thirsty land. Marsh grass and reeds and rushes will flourish where desert jackals once lived.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).