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    Gomer

    GOH-mer

    Hebrew
    Girl
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Complete; To finish
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Gomer appears in the King James Bible; the passages below give the context.
    First appears in
    Genesis — The patriarchs
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Gomer's story is the gospel in miniature — redeemed not because she deserved it, but because love pursued her relentlessly despite every betrayal.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Hosea 1:2

      "Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD."

    • Hosea 3:1

      "Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel."

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