Gome (גומא) means sedge in Hebrew.
It can also mean papyrus. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sedge, papyrus
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Gome.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סוג בוטני, Cyperus, שבו מינים רבים, בארץ יותר מעשרים מיני בר. רובם צמחי נחלים וביצות. חלקם גם נשתלים לנוי. ידוע במיוחד גמא הפפירוס.
וַתִּקַּח לוֹ תֵּבַת גֹּמֶא וַתַּחְמְרָה בַחֵמָר וּבַזָּפֶת וַתָּשֶׂם בָּהּ אֶת הַיֶּלֶד וַתָּשֶׂם בַּסּוּף עַל שְׂפַת הַיְאֹר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gome is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גֹּמֶא
- Written without vowel points
- גומא
- Said
- gome
- Root
- ג־מ־א
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Gematria
- 50
This is how Gome is said in other languages.
- English
- sedge, papyrus
- German
- Zypergras
These words mean nearly the same as Gome.
- אבה
- פפירוסpapyrus
- גמי
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The word Gome is part of these phrases and sayings.
These words come before and after Gome in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gome.
What does Gome (גומא) mean in Hebrew?
Gome (גומא) means sedge and papyrus. It is said gome, with the stress on go.
What is a synonym for Gome (גומא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gome (גומא) are אבה, פפירוס, and גמי.
Is Gome (גומא) masculine or feminine?
The word Gome (גומא) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גמא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.