גֹּמֶרGômer
Gomer, the name of a son of Japheth and of his descendants; also of a Hebrewess
Pronunciation: go'-mer · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1586
Meanings
1. son of Japhet (Genesis 10:2; Genesis 10:3; 1 Chronicles 1:5)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 10:2 The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
- Genesis 10:3 The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
- 1 Chronicles 1:5 The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
- 1 Chronicles 1:6 The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
- Ezekiel 38:6 Gomer and all its armies will also join you, along with the armies of Beth-togarmah from the distant north, and many others.
- Hosea 1:3 So Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she became pregnant and gave Hosea a son.
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).