"Gomer" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Gomers [plural]
Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew גֹּמֶר (gōmer). Compare Ancient Greek Κιμμέριος (Kimmérios) and Neo-Assyrian 𒆳𒄀𒂇𒊏𒀀𒀀 (Gimirrāya). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hbo|גֹּמֶר|tr=gōmer}} Biblical Hebrew גֹּמֶר (gōmer), {{cog|grc|Κιμμέριος}} Ancient Greek Κιμμέριος (Kimmérios), {{cog|akk-nas|𒆳𒄀𒂇𒊏𒀀𒀀|tr=Gimirrāya}} Neo-Assyrian 𒆳𒄀𒂇𒊏𒀀𒀀 (Gimirrāya) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Gomer (countable and uncountable, plural Gomers)
  1. (countable) A surname. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Gomer-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (biblical) The eldest son of Japheth. Equivalent to the Cimmerians. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (biblical character): גֹּמֶר (Gomer) [masculine] (Hebrew), Gómer [masculine] (Spanish), Go-mê (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Gomer-en-name-XxkorI1~ Categories (other): Biblical characters Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'biblical character': 0 100

Noun

Forms: Gomers [plural]
Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew גֹּמֶר (gōmer). Compare Ancient Greek Κιμμέριος (Kimmérios) and Neo-Assyrian 𒆳𒄀𒂇𒊏𒀀𒀀 (Gimirrāya). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hbo|גֹּמֶר|tr=gōmer}} Biblical Hebrew גֹּמֶר (gōmer), {{cog|grc|Κιμμέριος}} Ancient Greek Κιμμέριος (Kimmérios), {{cog|akk-nas|𒆳𒄀𒂇𒊏𒀀𒀀|tr=Gimirrāya}} Neo-Assyrian 𒆳𒄀𒂇𒊏𒀀𒀀 (Gimirrāya) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gomer (plural Gomers)
  1. Alternative form of GOMER. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: GOMER
    Sense id: en-Gomer-en-noun-ZI3z2U1m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 42 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 27 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 30 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 27 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 10 23 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 18 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 19 29 52

Inflected forms

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