גֹּמֶא
Used: 4 times · Key: 1573 · BDB: גֹּ֫מֶא
Glosses
of.papyrus (2); papyrus (2)
Meaning (OSHB)
rush tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
n.m. rush, reed, papyrus tree →
The whole BDB entry
n.m. Jb 8:11 rush, reed, papyrus (cf. Löw p. 55) (NH גּוֹמֶא, Ethiopic ጎሜዕ loan-word, according to Di;—name from swallowing, sucking up, water? so Thes, cf. Che Is 18:2 al.; = Copt. gome, v. Di Ex 2:3 whence others der. as loan-word)—גֹּ֫מֶא Ex 2:3 + 3 times;—rush, paper-reed, (Egyptian) Jb 8:11 (‖ אָחוּ; coll. Is 35:7 (‖ קָנֶה); as material, תֵּבַת ג׳ Ex 2:3 chest of paper-reed; כְּלֵי־ג׳ Is 18:2 vessels of paper-reed.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 4 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (2 candidates)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «גֹּמֶא» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
הֲיִֽגְאֶה־גֹּ֭מֶא בְּלֹ֣א בִצָּ֑ה יִשְׂגֶּה־אָ֥חוּ בְלִי־מָֽיִם׃
Word for word: will it.grow.tall? papyrus with not swamp will.it.grow? reed[s] not water
JPS 1917: Can the rush shoot up without mire? Can the reed-grass grow without water?
וְהָיָ֤ה הַשָּׁרָב֙ לַאֲגַ֔ם וְצִמָּא֖וֹן לְמַבּ֣וּעֵי מָ֑יִם בִּנְוֵ֤ה תַנִּים֙ רִבְצָ֔הּ חָצִ֖יר לְקָנֶ֥ה וָגֹֽמֶא׃
Word for word: and it.will.become the.parched ground (into).a pool and thirsty.ground [will become].(into).springs of.water [will be].in.a.habitation of.jackals place its.resting herbage [will become].(into).reed[s] and papyrus
JPS 1917: And the parched land shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; in the habitation of jackals herds shall lie down, it shall be an enclosure for reeds and rushes.
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