- Original: גּמא - Transliteration: Gama' - Phonetic: gaw-maw' - Definition: 1. to swallow (liquids) a. (Piel) to swallow b. (Hiphil) to drink - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 358 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root (literally or figuratively) to absorb: - swallow drink. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • drink, 1 Genesis 24:17 • swalloweth, 1 Job 39:24