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Strong's H6017 עֲמֹרָה (amorah)

Amorah means “Gomorrah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6017
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 19
Books 6

Strong's H6017 Quick Answer

Strong's H6017 עֲמוֹרָה (`Amorah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `Amorah (am-o-raw') n/l. 1. a (ruined) heap 2. Amorah, a place in Israel It has 19 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include gomorrah and israel. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`Amorah (am-o-raw') n/l. 1. a (ruined) heap 2. Amorah, a place in Israel
Usage
19 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
gomorrah and israel

Meaning and Definition

`Amorah (am-o-raw') n/l. 1. a (ruined) heap 2. Amorah, a place in Israel [from H6014] KJV: Gomorrah. Root(s): H6014

Original Word
עֲמוֹרָה
Transliteration
`Amorah
Derivation
Root: עמר First root strongs: 6014
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6017. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Gomorrah

Usage: Gomorrah = "submersion" the twin-city in evil with Sodom, both destroyed in judgment by God with fire from heaven Also named: Gomorra (Γόμορρα "Gomorrah" G1116)

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How Strong's H6017 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `Amorah, 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.

Gomorrah Genesis 10:19 18× Israel Zephaniah 2:9

How Strong's H6017 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 19 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6017 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 H6017 in the Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 10:19 KJV

And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.

Genesis 13:10 KJV

And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

Genesis 14:2 KJV

That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.

Usage Excerpts

First 19 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6017.

Genesis 10:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
Genesis 13:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Genesis 14:2 Old Testament, KJV
That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
Genesis 14:8 Old Testament, KJV
And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
Genesis 14:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
Genesis 14:11 Old Testament, KJV
And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
Genesis 18:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
Genesis 19:24 Old Testament, KJV
Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
Genesis 19:28 Old Testament, KJV
And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
Deuteronomy 29:23 Old Testament, KJV
And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
Deuteronomy 32:32 Old Testament, KJV
For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:
Isaiah 1:9 Old Testament, KJV
Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
Isaiah 1:10 Old Testament, KJV
Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
Isaiah 13:19 Old Testament, KJV
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
Jeremiah 23:14 Old Testament, KJV
I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness; they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
Jeremiah 49:18 Old Testament, KJV
As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
Jeremiah 50:40 Old Testament, KJV
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.
Amos 4:11 Old Testament, KJV
I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
Zephaniah 2:9 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6017, grouped by book.

Genesis 9 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6017 FAQ

What does amorah (עֲמֹרָה) mean?

Amorah (Strong's H6017) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Gomorrah". `Amorah (am-o-raw') n/l. 1. a (ruined) heap 2. Amorah, a place in Israel

How many times is amorah (עֲמֹרָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 19 linked usages for Strong's H6017 across 6 books.

Where can I study amorah (עֲמֹרָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6017 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate amorah (עֲמֹרָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as gomorrah and israel. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.