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Lexicon :: Strong's H1820 - dāmâ

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דָּמָה
Transliteration
dāmâ
Pronunciation
daw-mam'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 438

Strong’s Definitions

דָּמָה dâmâh, daw-mam'; a primitive root; to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. to destroy:—cease, be cut down (off), destroy, be brought to silence, be undone, × utterly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H1820 in the following manner: cut off (3x), cease (2x), perish (2x), bring to silence (2x), liken (2x), destroy (2x), undone (1x), utterly (1x), cut down (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H1820 in the following manner: cut off (3x), cease (2x), perish (2x), bring to silence (2x), liken (2x), destroy (2x), undone (1x), utterly (1x), cut down (1x).

  1. to cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy, perish

    1. (Qal)

      1. to cease

      2. to cause to cease, destroy

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be cut off

      2. to be undone, be cut off at sight of the theophany

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דָּמָה dâmâh, daw-mam'; a primitive root; to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. to destroy:—cease, be cut down (off), destroy, be brought to silence, be undone, × utterly.
STRONGS H1820: Abbreviations
† II. [דָּמָה] verb cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy —
Qal Perfect 1st person singular דָּמִיתִי Jeremiah 6:2, וְדָמִ֫יתִי consecutive Hosea 4:5; Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תִּדְמֶה Lamentations 3:49; 3rd person feminine plural jussive תִּדְמֶינָה Jeremiah 14:17; —
1. intransitive cease Jeremiah 14:17 (eyes from weeping) Lamentations 3:49 (id.)
2. cause to cease, cut off, destroy, with accusative Israel (under figure of בתצֿיון) Jeremiah 6:2; (under figure of אִמֶּ֑ךָ) Hosea 4:5.
Niph. Perfect נִדְמָה Isaiah 15:1 (twice in verse) +; 3rd person feminine singular נִדְמְתָה Jeremiah 47:15; 2nd person masculine singular נִדְמֵיתָה Obadiah 5, נִדְמֵיתָ Ezekiel 32:2; 1st person singular נִדְמֵיתִי Isaiah 6:5; 3rd person plural נִדְמוּ Hosea 4:6 +; Infinitive absolute נִדְמֹה Hosea 10:15; Participle נִדְמֶה Hosea 10:7; be cut off, destroyed, ruined, of a city Isaiah 15:1 (twice in verse) (|| שֻׁדַּד) Jeremiah 47:5; of people Hosea 4:6; Zephaniah 1:11; Obadiah 5; of king Hosea 10:7, 15 (twice in verse) compare Ezekiel 32:2; of beasts Psalm 49:13; Psalm 49:21; be ruined, undone, prophet at sight of Yahweh Isaiah 6:5.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

49:13

Isaiah

6:5; 6:5; 15:1; 15:1

Jeremiah

6:2; 6:2; 14:17; 14:17; 47:5

Lamentations

3:49; 3:49

Ezekiel

32:2; 32:2

Hosea

4:5; 4:5; 4:6; 4:6; 10:7; 10:7; 10:15; 10:15

Obadiah

1:5; 1:5

Zephaniah

1:11

H1820

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1820 matches the Hebrew דָּמָה (dāmâ),
which occurs 16 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:12 -

But man, with all his [self] honor and pomp, will not endure;

He is like the beasts that perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:20 -

A man [who is held] in honor,

Yet who lacks [spiritual] understanding and a teachable heart, is like the beasts that perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:5 - Then I said,

“Woe is me! For I am ruined,

Because I am a man of [ceremonially] unclean lips,

And I live among a people of unclean lips;

For my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:1 -

The [mournful, inspired] oracle ([fn]a burden to be carried) concerning Moab:

Because in a night Ar of Moab is devastated and ruined;

Because in a night Kir of Moab is devastated and ruined.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:2 -

“I will destroy the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem), the lovely and delicate one [so like a luxurious pasture].

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:17

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“Therefore [Jeremiah] you will say this word to them,

‘Let my eyes flow with tears night and day,

And let them never cease;

For the virgin daughter of my people has been crushed with a great blow,

With a very serious and severely infected wound.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:5 -

“Baldness [as a sign of mourning] will come on Gaza;

Ashkelon will be cut off and ruined.

O remnant of their valley,

How long will you gash yourselves [as a sign of mourning]?

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:49 -

My eyes overflow unceasingly,

Without stopping,

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:5 -

So you will stumble in the daytime,

And the [false] prophet will also stumble with you in the night;

And I will destroy your mother (Israel).

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:6 -

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge [of My law, where I reveal My will].

Because you [the priestly nation] have rejected knowledge,

I will also reject you from being My priest.

Since you have forgotten the law of your God,

I will also forget your children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:7 -

As for Samaria, her king will be cut off and float away

Like a twig on the surface of the water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:15 -

In this way it will be done to you at [idolatrous] Bethel because of your great wickedness;

At daybreak the king of Israel will be completely cut off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:5 -

“If thieves came to you,

If robbers by night—

How you will be ruined!—

Would they not steal only until they had enough?

If grape gatherers came to you,

Would they not leave some grapes for gleaning?

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:11 -

“Wail [in anguish], you inhabitants of the [fn]Mortar (Valley of Siloam),

For all the merchants of Canaan will be silenced and destroyed;

All who weigh out silver will be cut off.

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