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|A wicked city that was destroyed ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/23.19?lang=eng#18 2 Nephi 23:19] = [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/isa/13.19?lang=eng#18 Isaiah 13:19])
|Ancient city that was destroyed ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/23.19?lang=eng#18 2 Nephi 23:19] = [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/isa/13.19?lang=eng#18 Isaiah 13:19])
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'''Etymology'''


'''Etymology'''
The [[Geographical Name|GN]] '''G<small>OMORRAH</small>''' refers to an ancient city south of the Dead Sea that, along with Sodom, was destroyed by God. It occurs in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] section of 2 Nephi with reference to the biblical city but does not refer to a separate Book of Mormon [[Geographical Name|GN]] or [[Personal Name|PN]].


Hebrew ''‘ămōrā'' = LXX Greek ''gomoppa''.
Hebrew ''ˁămōrâ'' “Flooded-place; Indentation”<ref>M. Mulder, “Sodom,” in D. Freedman, ed., ''ABD'', VI:99-100.</ref> > LXX Greek ''Gomorra'' (Genesis 14:2-11), thus indicating an original initial -''ģ''.


For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.  
See [[CUMORAH|C<small>UMORAH</small>]], [[SODOM|S<small>ODOM</small>]].


'''Variants'''
'''Variants'''


'''[[Deseret Alphabet]]:''' 𐐘𐐄𐐣𐐉𐐡𐐂
'''[[Deseret Alphabet]]:''' 𐐘𐐄𐐣𐐉𐐡𐐂 (ɡoʊmɒrɑː)


'''Notes'''
'''Notes'''
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Revision as of 10:14, 30 January 2020

Biblical GN 1. Ancient city that was destroyed (2 Nephi 23:19 = Isaiah 13:19)

Etymology

The GN GOMORRAH refers to an ancient city south of the Dead Sea that, along with Sodom, was destroyed by God. It occurs in the ISAIAH section of 2 Nephi with reference to the biblical city but does not refer to a separate Book of Mormon GN or PN.

Hebrew ˁămōrâ “Flooded-place; Indentation”[1] > LXX Greek Gomorra (Genesis 14:2-11), thus indicating an original initial -ģ.

See CUMORAH, SODOM.

Variants

Deseret Alphabet: 𐐘𐐄𐐣𐐉𐐡𐐂 (ɡoʊmɒrɑː)

Notes


  1. M. Mulder, “Sodom,” in D. Freedman, ed., ABD, VI:99-100.
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