# H1572 גָּמָא

גָּמָא (gâmâʼ), Strong’s H1572: to absorb KJV: swallow, drink.. Occurs 2 times.

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*gâmâʼ* — to absorb

KJV: swallow, drink.

Occurs 2 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [גָּמָא] vb. swallow (liquids)
- Pi. fig. of horse in swift gallop
- Hiph. let me drink a little water, pray

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 24:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/24?v=17) — The servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher.”
- [Job 39:24](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/job/39?v=24) — He eats up the ground with fierceness and rage, neither does he stand still at the sound of the shofar.