Where does “Gomorrah” come from?

Gomorrah comes from Ancient Greek Γόμορρᾰ, which was borrowed from Biblical Hebrew עֲמֹרָה, a biblical place name of unknown etymology.

Ancestry of “Gomorrah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΓόμορρᾰ—
2Biblical Hebrewעֲמֹרָה—

Words derived from “Gomorrah”

Every word from Biblical Hebrew עֲמֹרָה →Every word from Ancient Greek Γόμορρᾰ →