Strong H1572גָּמָא
to swallow
- Transliteration
- gâmâ'
- Pronunciation
- gaw-maw'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
A primitive root (literally or figuratively) to absorb: - {swallow} drink.
Detailed definition
1) to swallow (liquids)
1a) (Piel) to swallow
1b) (Hiphil) to drink
1a) (Piel) to swallow
1b) (Hiphil) to drink
In the Bible
Strong H1572 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- pray1
- swalloweth1
First verses
- Genesis 24:17And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
- Job 39:24He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.