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Lexicon :: Strong's H1823 - dᵊmûṯ

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דְּמוּת
Transliteration
dᵊmûṯ
Pronunciation
dem-ooth'
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Part of Speech
adverb, feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 437a

Strong’s Definitions

דְּמוּת dᵉmûwth, dem-ooth'; from H1819; resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like:—fashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H1823 in the following manner: likeness (19x), similitude (2x), like (2x), manner (1x), fashion (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H1823 in the following manner: likeness (19x), similitude (2x), like (2x), manner (1x), fashion (1x).
feminine noun

  1. likeness, similitude

    adverb

  2. in the likeness of, like as

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דְּמוּת dᵉmûwth, dem-ooth'; from H1819; resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like:—fashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude.
STRONGS H1823: Abbreviations
† דְּמוּת noun feminine likeness, similitude (mostly late) (according to LagBN 12. 147 ff. mispunct. for דִּמְוַת from דִּמְוָה; according to WeProl. 413. Eng. Tr. 389 an Aramaic Loan-word, but see Di Genesis 5:1, DrJPh xi. 216 CheOP. 474) — absolute ד׳ Isaiah 40:18 + 3 times; construct ד׳ Genesis 5:1 + 16 times; suffix דְּמוּתוֺ Genesis 5:3; דְּמוּתֵנוּ Genesis 1:26; —
1. likeness, similitude, of external appearance, chiefly in Ezek.: Ezekiel 1:5 (likeness, i.e. something that appeared like) so Ezekiel 1:26; Ezekiel 8:2 דְּמוּת כְּמַרְאֵה (אֵשׁׅ (compare Co), Ezekiel 10:1 כִּסֵּא כְּמַרְאֵה ד׳; compare also Daniel 10:16 כִּדְמוּת בְּנֵי אָדָם i.e. one like the sons of man; similitude, resemblance Ezekiel 1:5, 10, 16, 22, 26; Ezekiel 10:10, 21, 22; דְּמוּת כְּמַרְאֵה אָדָם Ezekiel 1:26; מַרְאֵה ד׳ כְּבוֺד י׳ Ezekiel 1:28; also 2 Kings 16:10 (pattern of altar), 2 Chronicles 4:3 (images of oxen); of son in likeness of father Genesis 5:3 (P); so also of man in likeness of God Genesis 1:26 (|| צֶלֶם) Genesis 5:1 (both P); compare Isaiah 40:18 what ד׳ will ye compare to him (אֵל) ? || דִּמָּה which see.
2. adverbially, in likeness of, like as Isaiah 13:4 compare Ezekiel 23:15 & כִּד׳ Psalm 58:5. — Ezekiel 1:13 read וּבֵינוֺת, see בֵּין and J P PetersJBL 1892 40. 42. On דְּמוּת אֶחָד Ezekiel 1:16; Ezekiel 10:10 (apparently masculine) compare Thes & Sm who translate the likeness of one had they all four; Co reads אחת.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:26; 1:26; 5:1; 5:1; 5:1; 5:3; 5:3

2 Kings

16:10

2 Chronicles

4:3

Psalms

58:5

Isaiah

13:4; 40:18; 40:18

Ezekiel

1:5; 1:5; 1:10; 1:13; 1:16; 1:16; 1:22; 1:26; 1:26; 1:26; 1:28; 8:2; 10:1; 10:10; 10:10; 10:21; 10:22; 23:15

Daniel

10:16

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Strong's Number H1823 matches the Hebrew דְּמוּת (dᵊmûṯ),
which occurs 25 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:26 - Then God said, “Let us make human beings[fn] in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:1 - This is the written account of the descendants of Adam. When God created human beings,[fn] he made them to be like himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:3 - When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son who was just like him—in his very image. He named his son Seth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:10 - King Ahaz then went to Damascus to meet with King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria. While he was there, he took special note of the altar. Then he sent a model of the altar to Uriah the priest, along with its design in full detail.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:3 - It was encircled just below its rim by two rows of figures that resembled oxen. There were about six oxen per foot[fn] all the way around, and they were cast as part of the basin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:4 - They spit venom like deadly snakes;
they are like cobras that refuse to listen,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:4 - Hear the noise on the mountains!
Listen, as the vast armies march!
It is the noise and shouting of many nations.
The LORD of Heaven’s Armies has called this army together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:18 - To whom can you compare God?
What image can you find to resemble him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:5 - From the center of the cloud came four living beings that looked human,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:10 - Each had a human face in the front, the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and the face of an eagle at the back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:13 - The living beings looked like bright coals of fire or brilliant torches, and lightning seemed to flash back and forth among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:16 - The wheels sparkled as if made of beryl. All four wheels looked alike and were made the same; each wheel had a second wheel turning crosswise within it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:22 - Spread out above them was a surface like the sky, glittering like crystal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:26 - Above this surface was something that looked like a throne made of blue lapis lazuli. And on this throne high above was a figure whose appearance resembled a man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:28 - All around him was a glowing halo, like a rainbow shining in the clouds on a rainy day. This is what the glory of the LORD looked like to me. When I saw it, I fell face down on the ground, and I heard someone’s voice speaking to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:2 - I saw a figure that appeared to be a man. From what appeared to be his waist down, he looked like a burning flame. From the waist up he looked like gleaming amber.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:1 - In my vision I saw what appeared to be a throne of blue lapis lazuli above the crystal surface over the heads of the cherubim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:10 - All four wheels looked alike and were made the same; each wheel had a second wheel turning crosswise within it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:21 - for each had four faces and four wings and what looked like human hands under their wings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:22 - And their faces were just like the faces of the beings I had seen at the Kebar, and they traveled straight ahead, just as the others had.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:15 - Handsome belts encircled their waists, and flowing turbans crowned their heads. They were dressed like chariot officers from the land of Babylonia.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:16 - Then the one who looked like a man[fn] touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing in front of me, “I am filled with anguish because of the vision I have seen, my lord, and I am very weak.
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