Gomorrah

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Gomorrah

  • /ɡəˈmɔː.ɹə/ UK
  • /ɡəˈmɔɹ.ə/ US

Rhymes with -ɔːɹə

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. 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.

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name city in the Middle East

日本語ゴモラ Gomora
中文蛾摩拉 Émólā
हिन्दीअमोरा amorā
PortuguêsGomorra
FrançaisGomorrhe
DeutschGomorrha, Gomorra, Gomorrhah
ItalianoGomorra
ΕλληνικάΓόμορρα Gómorra
РусскийГомо́рра Gomórra
العربيةعَامُورَاء ʕāmūrāʔ, عُمَيْرَا ʕumayrā, عَمُورَة ʕamūra, غَامُورَاء ḡāmūrāʔ, غُمَيْرَا ḡumayrā, غَمُورَة ḡamūra
עבריתעֲמוֹרָה 'amorá

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@misc{gomorrah_2026,
  title = {Gomorrah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gomorrah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}