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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 BoxNum 33:56 - et quicquid illis facere cogitaram vobis faciam

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:5 - et ecce homines civitatis illius circumdederunt nocte domum in qua manebam volentes me occidere et uxorem meam incredibili libidinis furore vexantes denique mortua est

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:5 - qui dixerunt regi virum qui adtrivit nos et oppressit inique ita delere debemus ut ne unus quidem residuus sit de stirpe eius in cunctis finibus Israhel

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:13 - rursum mandavit Hester dicens ne putes quod animam tuam tantum liberes quia in domo regis es prae cunctis Iudaeis

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:9 - [Vulgate 47:10] aestimavimus Deus misericordiam tuam in medio templi tui

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:21 - [Vulgate 49:21] haec fecisti et tacui existimasti futurum me similem tui arguam te et proponam te ante oculos tuos

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:6 - [Vulgate 88:7] quis enim in nubibus adaequabitur Domino adsimilabitur Domino de filiis Dei

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:6 - [Vulgate 101:7] adsimilatus sum pelicano deserti factus sum quasi bubo solitudinum

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:4 - [Vulgate 143:4] homo vanitati adsimilatus est dies eius quasi umbra pertransiens

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:9 - [Vulgate 1:8] equitatui meo in curribus Pharaonis adsimilavi te amica mea

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:9 - similis est dilectus meus capreae hinuloque cervorum en ipse stat post parietem nostrum despiciens per fenestras prospiciens per cancellos

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:17 - donec adspiret dies et inclinentur umbrae revertere similis esto dilecte mi capreae aut hinulo cervorum super montes Bether

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:7 - statura tua adsimilata est palmae et ubera tua botris

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:14 - fuge dilecte mi et adsimilare capreae hinuloque cervorum super montes aromatum

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:9 - nisi Dominus exercituum reliquisset nobis semen quasi Sodoma fuissemus et quasi Gomorra similes essemus

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:7 - ipse autem non sic arbitrabitur et cor eius non ita aestimabit sed ad conterendum erit cor eius et ad internicionem gentium non paucarum

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:14 - ascendam super altitudinem nubium ero similis Altissimo

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:24 - iuravit Dominus exercituum dicens si non ut putavi ita erit et quomodo mente tractavi

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:18 - cui ergo similem fecistis Deum aut quam imaginem ponetis ei

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:25 - et cui adsimilastis me et adaequastis dicit Sanctus

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:5 - cui adsimilastis me et adaequastis et conparastis me et fecistis similem

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:13 - MEM cui conparabo te vel cui adsimilabo te filia Hierusalem cui exaequabo te et consolabor te virgo filia Sion magna enim velut mare contritio tua quis medebitur tui

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:2 - fili hominis dic Pharaoni regi Aegypti et populo eius cui similis factus es in magnitudine tua

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:8 - cedri non fuerunt altiores illo in paradiso Dei abietes non adaequaverunt summitatem eius et platani non fuerunt aequae frondibus illius omne lignum paradisi Dei non est adsimilatum illi et pulchritudini eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:18 - cui adsimilatus es o inclite atque sublimis inter ligna voluptatis ecce deductus es cum lignis voluptatis ad terram ultimam in medio incircumcisorum dormies cum his qui interfecti sunt gladio ipse est Pharao et omnis multitudo eius dicit Dominus Deus

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:2 - fili hominis adsume lamentum super Pharao regem Aegypti et dices ad eum leoni gentium adsimilatus es et draconi qui est in mari et ventilabas cornu in fluminibus tuis et conturbabas aquas pedibus tuis et conculcabas flumina eorum

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:10 - et locutus sum super prophetas et ego visionem multiplicavi et in manu prophetarum adsimilatus sum
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