The place name is transliterated as “Gomorrah” in English means “people of fear,” “fear of the people,” “a rebellious people,” “depression,” “bondage.” (Source: Cornwall / Smith 1997 ) #

It is transliterated in Mandarin Chinese as émólā (蛾摩拉) in the Protestant tradition. This is an interesting transliteration because the first character é (蛾) has a negative connotation with the meaning of “moth.” This character is only used here in the Protestant Chinese Bible. For many other transliterations the more neutral character 俄 with the same pronunciation is used. (Source: Zetzsche)