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gomorrah

/ɡəˈmɔɹ.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
Go-mor-rah
IPA
/ɡəˈmɔɹ.ə/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in the Middle East, which, according to the Hebrew Bible and to Islamic tradition, was destroyed by God (along with Sodom) for the sins of its inhabitants.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γόμορρᾰ (Gómorrhă), from Biblical Hebrew עֲמֹרָה (ʿămōrā).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Γόμορρᾰ, עֲמֹרָה

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡəˈmɔɹ.ə/
  • British English: /ɡəˈmɔː.ɹə/

Derived Forms

Gomorrahy Gomorran Gomorrite

Phrases

Sodom and Gomorrah

Rhymes With

laura aurora flora aura nora torah dora pandora cora ora bora mora

Questions

How do you pronounce gomorrah?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəˈmɔɹ.ə/.
What does gomorrah mean?
A city in the Middle East, which, according to the Hebrew Bible and to Islamic tradition, was destroyed by God (along with Sodom) for the sins of its inhabitants.
Where does gomorrah come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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