Bible Person

Diblaim

Meaning: cluster of figs · Male · 1 cross reference

Diblaim is the mother of Gomer in Hosea 1. This figure belongs to the brief family background supplied for one of the most symbolically charged marriages in the prophets. First appears in Hos 1:3.1

AI summary: Diblaim matters because this single cross reference helps locate Gomer within a real family setting before Hosea's marriage takes on prophetic symbolism. Even a small genealogical note grounds the enacted message of the book in ordinary human relationships. Taken together, the material presents Diblaim as a maternal figure in the opening frame of Hosea.1

Central Figure

Diblaim

Meaning: cluster of figs

Doubled cakes, the mother of Gomer, who was Hosea’s wife (Hos.