# גָּמָא (gama)

Israeli respelling: ga-ma. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H1572. 2 Old Testament occurrences.

to absorb

King James renderings: swallow, drink.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/gama-h1572

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 24:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/24/17) — And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
- [Job 39:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/39/24) — He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.