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gōmer גֹּ֫מֶר ‘Gomer’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from gāmar גָּמַר ‘to cease’
Roots: גמר

gōmer pr n m pers + pr n f pers
Gomer = "complete"
n pr m
1) the eldest son of Japheth and grandson of Noah; the progenitor of the early Cimmerians and other branches of the Celtic family
n pr f
2) the unfaithful wife of the prophet Hosea; Hosea's relationship with her was symbolic of God's relationship with wayward Israel

Mentioned in Genesis 10:3, 10:2 Ezekiel 38:6 Hosea 1:3 1 Chronicles 1:6, 1:5

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