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)

2. wife of Hosea (Hosea 1:3)

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).