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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, despite their wealth, people do not last, they are like animals that perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:20 - Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:5 - I said, "Too bad for me! I am destroyed, for my lips are contaminated by sin, and I live among people whose lips are contaminated by sin. My eyes have seen the king, the LORD who commands armies."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:1 - Here is a message about Moab: Indeed, in a night it is devastated, Ar of Moab is destroyed! Indeed, in a night it is devastated, Kir of Moab is destroyed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:2 - I will destroy Daughter Zion, who is as delicate and defenseless as a young maiden.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:17 - "Tell these people this, Jeremiah: 'My eyes overflow with tears day and night without ceasing. For my people, my dear children, have suffered a crushing blow. They have suffered a serious wound.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:5 - The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning. The people of Ashkelon will be struck dumb. How long will you gash yourselves to show your sorrow, you who remain of Philistia's power?

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:49 - Tears flow from my eyes and will not stop; there will be no break

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:5 - You stumble day and night, and the false prophets stumble with you; You have destroyed your own people!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:6 - You have destroyed my people by failing to acknowledge me! Because you refuse to acknowledge me, I will reject you as my priests. Because you reject the law of your God, I will reject your descendants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:7 - Samaria and its king will be carried off like a twig on the surface of the waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:15 - So will it happen to you, O Bethel, because of your great wickedness! When that day dawns, the king of Israel will be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:5 - "If thieves came to rob you during the night, they would steal only as much as they wanted! If grape pickers came to harvest your vineyards, they would leave some behind for the poor! But you will be totally destroyed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:11 - Wail, you who live in the market district, for all the merchants will disappear and those who count money will be removed.
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