Gama גָּמָא
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| גָּמָא | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | gama |
| Strong's number | H1572 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to swallow |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (1) |
Gama (Hebrew גָּמָא, Strong's H1572) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to swallow”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to swallow (liquids)
1a) (Piel) to swallow
1b) (Hiphil) to drink
1a) (Piel) to swallow
1b) (Hiphil) to drink
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | drink (1), swalloweth (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | let me have (1), he devours (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Gama, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 24:17And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.So the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jar.”
Job
- Job 39:24He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).