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Lexicon :: Strong's H1819 - dāmâ

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דָּמָה
Transliteration
dāmâ
Pronunciation
daw-maw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 437

Strong’s Definitions

דָּמָה dâmâh, daw-maw'; a primitive root; to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider:—compare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's H1819 in the following manner: like (14x), liken (5x), thought (6x), compared (1x), devised (1x), meaneth (1x), similitudes (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's H1819 in the following manner: like (14x), liken (5x), thought (6x), compared (1x), devised (1x), meaneth (1x), similitudes (1x).

  1. to be like, resemble

    1. (Qal) to be like, resemble

    2. (Piel)

      1. to liken, compare

      2. to imagine, think

    3. (Hithpael) to make oneself like

    4. (Niphal)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דָּמָה dâmâh, daw-maw'; a primitive root; to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider:—compare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.
STRONGS H1819: Abbreviations
† I. דָּמָה verb be like, resemble (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic דְּמֵי, דְּמָא, axmD; compare H1825 דמין, a&yfmD price, Nabataean דמי id. (Nö in EutNab. Inscr. p. 35); also aTxvumD, and axymuvD likeness (whence Arabic دُمْيَةً image, effigy, as loan-word Frä272) compare H1823 דְּמוּת) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ד׳ Ezekiel 31:8; Psalm 144:4; 3rd person feminine singular דָּֽמְתָה Songs 7:8; 2nd person masculine singular דָּמִיתָ Ezekiel 31:2, 18; 1st person singular דָּמִיתִי Psalm 102:7; 3rd person plural דָּמוּ Ezekiel 31:8; 1st person plural דָּמִינוּ Isaiah 1:9; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִדְמֶה Psalm 89:7; 1st person plural וְנִדְמֶה consecutive Isaiah 46:5; Imperative masculine singular דְּמֵה Songs 2:17; Songs 8:14; Participle דּוֺמֶה Songs 2:9; — be like, resemble, of external appearance, followed by לְ, Songs 7:8; Songs 2:9, 17; 8:14; followed by אֶלֿ Ezekiel 31:8 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 31:18 (all of tree, figurative of Pharaoh); of condition or quality followed by לְ Isaiah 1:9; Psalm 102:7; Psalm 144:4; so יִדְמֶה ליהוה⬩⬩⬩מִי Psalm 89:7; also absolute Isaiah 46:5; followed by אֶל Ezekiel 31:2.
Pi. Perfect דִּמָּה 2 Samuel 21:5, דִּמִּיתָ Psalm 50:21; דִּמִּיתִי Numbers 33:56; Isaiah 14:24; suffix דִּמִּיתִיךָ Songs 1:9, דִּמּוּ 2 Samuel 21:5; Imperfect יְדַמֶּה Isaiah 10:7; 2nd person feminine singular תְּדַמִּי Esther 4:13 (jussive); אֲדַמֶּה Lamentations 2:13; Hosea 12:11; 2nd person masculine plural תְּדַמְּיוּן Isaiah 40:18; suffix תְּדַמְּיוּנִי Isaiah 40:25; Isaiah 46:5; — liken, compare; imagine, think, devise; —
1. liken, i.e. consider to be like, compare, causative of Qal followed by לְ of external appearance Songs 1:9; of quality or condition Isaiah 46:5 (object י׳) Lamentations 2:13; followed by אֶל of external appearance Isaiah 40:18, 25 (both object God in reference to idols); absolute use comparisons or similitudes (parables, symbols, etc.) Hosea 12:11 (subject י׳).
2. imagine, form an idea, devise 2 Samuel 21:5 (on context compare Dr); think, intend, followed by Infinitive Numbers 33:56 (J or H) Judges 20:5; Esther 4:13; absolute Isaiah 10:7; compare Isaiah 14:24; think that, followed by object clause (Imperfect without conjunction) Psalm 50:21; think of, followed by accusative Psalm 48:10.
Hithp. make oneself or become like; Imperfect אֶדַּמֶּה לְעֶלְיוֺן Isaiah 14:14 I will make myself like the Most High (on form compare Ges§ 54. 2).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

33:56; 33:56

Judges

20:5

2 Samuel

21:5; 21:5; 21:5

Esther

4:13; 4:13

Psalms

48:10; 50:21; 50:21; 89:7; 89:7; 102:7; 102:7; 144:4; 144:4

Song of Songs

1:9; 1:9; 2:9; 2:9; 2:17; 2:17; 7:8; 7:8; 8:14; 8:14

Isaiah

1:9; 1:9; 10:7; 10:7; 14:14; 14:24; 14:24; 40:18; 40:18; 40:25; 40:25; 46:5; 46:5; 46:5; 46:5

Lamentations

2:13; 2:13

Ezekiel

31:2; 31:2; 31:8; 31:8; 31:8; 31:18; 31:18

Hosea

12:11; 12:11

H1819

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Strong's Number H1819 matches the Hebrew דָּמָה (dāmâ),
which occurs 29 times in 27 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:56

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:56 - ‘And as I plan H1819 to do to them, so I will do to you.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:5 - “But the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house at night because of me. They intended H1819 to kill me; instead, they ravished my concubine so that she died.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:5 - So they said to the king, “The man who consumed us and who planned H1819 [fn]to exterminate us from remaining within any border of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:13 - Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not imagine H1819 that you in the king’s palace can escape any more than all the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:9 - We have thought H1819 on Your lovingkindness, O God,
In the midst of Your temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:21 - “These things you have done and I kept silence;
You thought H1819 that I was just like you;
I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:6 - For who in the skies is comparable to the LORD?
Who among the [fn]sons of the mighty is like H1819 the LORD,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:6 - I [fn]resemble H1819 a pelican of the wilderness;
I have become like an owl of the waste places.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:4 - Man is like H1819 a mere breath;
His days are like a passing shadow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:9 - “[fn]To me, my darling, you are like H1819
My mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:9 - “My beloved is like H1819 a gazelle or a young [fn]stag.
Behold, he is standing behind our wall,
He is looking through the windows,
He is peering through the lattice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:17 - “Until [fn]the cool of the day when the shadows flee away,
Turn, my beloved, and be like H1819 a gazelle
Or a young stag on the mountains of [fn]Bether.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:7 - “[fn]Your stature is like H1819 a palm tree,
And your breasts are like its clusters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:14 - “[fn][fn]Hurry, my beloved,
And be like H1819 a gazelle or a young [fn]stag
On the mountains of spices.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:9 - Unless the LORD of hosts
Had left us a few survivors,
We would be like Sodom,
We would be like H1819 Gomorrah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:7 - Yet it does not so intend, H1819
Nor does [fn]it plan so in its heart,
But rather it is [fn]its purpose to destroy
And to cut off [fn]many nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:14 - ‘I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make H1819 myself like H1819 the Most High.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:24 - The LORD of hosts has sworn saying, “Surely, just as I have intended H1819 so it has happened, and just as I have planned so it will stand,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:18 - To whom then will you liken H1819 God?
Or what likeness will you compare with Him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:25 - “To whom then will you liken H1819 Me
That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:5 - “To whom would you liken H1819 Me
And make Me equal and compare Me,
That we would be alike? H1819

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:13 - How shall I admonish you?
To what shall I compare H1819 you,
O daughter of Jerusalem?
To what shall I liken you as I comfort you,
O virgin daughter of Zion?
For your [fn]ruin is as vast as the sea;
Who can heal you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:2 - “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes,
‘Whom are you like H1819 in your greatness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:8 - ‘The cedars in God’s garden [fn]could not match it;
The [fn]cypresses [fn]could not compare H1819 with its boughs,
And the plane trees [fn]could not match its branches.
No tree in God’s garden [fn]could compare H1819 with it in its beauty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:18 - “To which among the trees of Eden are you thus [fn]equal H1819 in glory and greatness? Yet you will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the earth beneath; you will lie in the midst of the uncircumcised, with those who were slain by the sword. So is Pharaoh and all his hordes!”’ declares the Lord GOD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:2 - “Son of man, take up a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him,
‘You [fn]compared H1819 yourself to a young lion of the nations,
Yet you are like the monster in the seas;
And you burst forth in your rivers
And muddied the waters with your feet
And [fn]fouled their rivers.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:10 - I have also spoken to the prophets,
And I [fn]gave numerous visions,
And through the prophets I gave H1819 parables. H1819
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