Gâmâʼ — H1572

Definition

verb

to absorb

1. to swallow (liquids)
1. (Piel) to swallow
2. (Hiphil) to drink

Usually translated as

drink, swallow

Origin

a primitive root (literally or figuratively) to absorb

Greek equivalents

• aphanízō (G853)
• potízō (G4222)

Occurrences

Gâmâʼ occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Job (1)

• Genesis 24:17 — And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink (הַגְמִיאִ֥ינִי) a little water of thy pitcher.
• Job 39:24 — He swalloweth (יְגַמֶּא) the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.