1572. gama
Berean Strong's Lexicon
gama: To swallow, to drink

Original Word: גָּמָא
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: gama
Pronunciation: gah-MAH
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-maw')
Definition: To swallow, to drink
Meaning: to absorb

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 2666 (katapino): To swallow up, to devour

Usage: The Hebrew verb "gama" primarily means "to swallow" or "to drink." It is often used in the context of consuming liquids or engulfing something entirely. The term can be used both literally, as in drinking water, and metaphorically, as in the swallowing up of something by a larger force.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the act of drinking was not only a daily necessity but also held symbolic significance. Water was a precious resource in the arid regions of the Near East, and the act of drinking could symbolize sustenance, life, and even judgment. The metaphorical use of "gama" to describe the swallowing up of nations or destruction by divine judgment reflects the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty over creation and history.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to swallow (liquids)
NASB Translation
drink (1), races (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[גָּמָא] verb swallow (liquids), (Late Hebrew id.; compare Aramaic גְּמָא, גְּמַע, ; perhaps compare also Ethiopic jar, vessel see Di) —

Pi`el Imperfect יְגַמֶּאאֶֿרֶץ Job 39:24 figurative of horse in swift gallop; (this, however, possibly denominative from גּוּמָּא Late Hebrew, Aramaic גּוּמְּתָא, pit, hollow, i.e. he makes [paws or stamps] hollows in the earth).

Hiph`il Imperative feminine singular suffix הַגְמִיאִינִי נָא מְעַטמַֿיִם Genesis 24:17 let me drink a little water, pray.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
swallow, drink

A primitive root (literally or figuratively) to absorb -- swallow, drink.

Forms and Transliterations
הַגְמִיאִ֥ינִי הגמיאיני יְגַמֶּא־ יגמא־ haḡ·mî·’î·nî haḡmî’înî hagmiIni yə·ḡam·me- yegamme yəḡamme-
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 24:17
HEB: לִקְרָאתָ֑הּ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הַגְמִיאִ֥ינִי נָ֛א מְעַט־
NAS: Please let me drink a little
KJV: and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little
INT: her her and said drink Please A little

Job 39:24
HEB: בְּרַ֣עַשׁ וְ֭רֹגֶז יְגַמֶּא־ אָ֑רֶץ וְלֹֽא־
NAS: and rage he races over the ground,
KJV: He swalloweth the ground
INT: shaking and rage races the ground does not

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1572
2 Occurrences


haḡ·mî·’î·nî — 1 Occ.
yə·ḡam·me- — 1 Occ.
















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