Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
reed
Usage: rush, reed, papyrus
Strong's Number
H1573
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
4
Books
3
Strong's H1573 Quick Answer
Strong's H1573 גּוֹמֶא (gome') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. gome' (go'-meh) n-m. 1. (properly) an absorbent, i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity) 2. specifically the papyrus It has 4 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include bulrushes, rush, and rushes. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- gome' (go'-meh) n-m. 1. (properly) an absorbent, i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity) 2. specifically the papyrus
- Usage
- 4 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- bulrushes, rush, and rushes
Meaning and Definition
gome' (go'-meh) n-m. 1. (properly) an absorbent, i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity) 2. specifically the papyrus [from H1572] KJV: (bul-)rush. Root(s): H1572
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1573. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1573 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render gome', taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H1573 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 4 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1573 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1573 in the Old Testament
4 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!
Usage Excerpts
First 4 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1573.
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!
And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1573, grouped by book.
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H1573 FAQ
What does gome (גֹּמֶא) mean?
Strong's H1573 is a Hebrew entry for H1573 גּוֹמֶא (gome'). gome' (go'-meh) n-m. 1. (properly) an absorbent, i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity) 2. specifically the papyrus
How many times is gome (גֹּמֶא) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 4 linked usages for Strong's H1573 across 3 books.
Where can I study gome (גֹּמֶא) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1573 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate gome (גֹּמֶא)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bulrushes, rush, and rushes. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.