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Lexicon :: Strong's H1826 - dāmam

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דָּמַם
Transliteration
dāmam
Pronunciation
daw-man'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 439

Strong’s Definitions

דָּמַם dâmam, daw-man'; a primitive root (compare H1724, H1820); to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish:—cease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x

The KJV translates Strong's H1826 in the following manner: silence (6x), still (6x), silent (4x), cut off (3x), cut down (2x), rest (2x), cease (2x), forbear (1x), peace (1x), quieted (1x), tarry (1x), wait (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x
The KJV translates Strong's H1826 in the following manner: silence (6x), still (6x), silent (4x), cut off (3x), cut down (2x), rest (2x), cease (2x), forbear (1x), peace (1x), quieted (1x), tarry (1x), wait (1x).
  1. to be silent, be still, wait, be dumb, grow dumb

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be silent

      2. to be still, die

      3. to be struck dumb

    2. (Niphal) to be silenced, be made silent, destroyed

    3. (Poal) to make quiet

    4. (Hiphil) to make silent (cause to die)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דָּמַם dâmam, daw-man'; a primitive root (compare H1724, H1820); to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish:—cease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.
STRONGS H1826: Abbreviations
† I. [דָּמַם] verb be or grow dumb, silent, still (Late Hebrew id.; Ethiopic in II. እድመመ፡ stupefy; III., 1 & 2 ተደመ፡ ተደመመ፡ be astounded, stupefied) —
Qal Perfect דַּ֫מּוּ Job 30:27, דָּ֑מּוּ Psalm 35:15; Imperfect יִדֹּם Amos 5:13 + 2 times, וַיִּדֹּם Leviticus 10:3; Joshua 10:13; 3rd person feminine singular תִּדֹּם Lamentations 2:18; 2nd person feminine singular תִּדֹּמִּי Jeremiah 48:2 (so Ki Ol & Kö327 which see; others Niph.); וָאֶדֹּם Job 31:34: יִדְּמוּ Exodus 15:16 + 3 times; 1st person plural cohortative נִדְּמָה Jeremiah 8:14 (so Thes Ol Bö Kö327q. see; others Niph.); —
1. be silent Psalm 4:5; Psalm 30:13 [Psalm 30:12]; Psalm 35:15 (probably, compare De Che), Ezekiel 24:17; Leviticus 10:3 (P) Amos 5:13; in grief Lamentations 2:10; Lamentations 3:28.
2. be still (opposed to both speech and motion) Job 31:34; = perish Jeremiah 8:14; Jeremiah 48:2; Psalm 31:18 (לשׁאול ד׳); with לְ be silent to i.e. be resigned to Psalm 37:7; Psalm 62:6, followed by לְמוֺ עֲצָתִי Job 29:21 (|| לִי שָֽׁמְעוּ); be still, motionless, stand still Joshua 10:12, 13 (of sun || עמד); 1 Samuel 14:9 (men); Jeremiah 47:6 (of sword || הֵרָֽגְעִי); so also of bowels, as seat of mental excitement Job 30:27; Lamentations 2:18 אַלתִּֿדֹּם בַּתעֵֿינֵךְ, i.e. cease not to weep (|| הוֺרִידִי כַנַּחַל דִּמְעָה).
3. be struck dumb, astounded, in amazement and fear Exodus 15:16 (כאבן) Isaiah 23:2 (but compare II. דמם).
Niph. Perfect 3rd person plural וְנָדַמּוּ consecutive Jeremiah 25:37; Imperfect יִדַּמּוּ Jeremiah 49:26; Jeremiah 50:30, יִדָּ֑מּוּ 1 Samuel 2:9; 2nd person masculine plural תִּדַּמּוּ Jeremiah 51:6be made silent, i.e. destroyed; the wicked 1 Samuel 2:9 (בַּחשֶׁךְ), compare Jeremiah 51:6; men of war Jeremiah 49:25; Jeremiah 50:30; dwellings Jeremiah 25:37.
Po. Perfect 1st person singular שִׁוִּיתִי וְדוֺמַ֫מְתִּי נַפְשִׁי Psalm 131:2 'composed and quieted my soul Che (as a weaned child).
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix הֲדִמָּנוּ he (God) hath silenced us)= caused to perish) Jeremiah 8:14.

† II. [דָּמַם] verb wail (?; compare Assyrian damâmu, groan, wail, lament, DlBaer's Ezech xi; pr 64) — only.
Qal Imperative דֹּ֫מּוּ ישְׁבֵי אִי Isaiah 23:2 wail, ye coast dwellers (compare Dll.c.), || הֵילִילוּ Isaiah 23:1, & הֵילִילוּ ישְׁבֵי אִי Isaiah 23:6; most, however, assign this to I. דמם which see (3).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

15:16; 15:16

Leviticus

10:3; 10:3

Joshua

10:12; 10:13; 10:13

1 Samuel

2:9; 2:9; 14:9

Job

29:21; 30:27; 30:27; 31:34; 31:34

Psalms

4:5; 30:12; 31:18; 35:15; 35:15; 37:7; 62:6; 131:2

Isaiah

23:1; 23:2; 23:2; 23:6

Jeremiah

8:14; 8:14; 8:14; 25:37; 25:37; 47:6; 48:2; 48:2; 49:25; 49:26; 50:30; 50:30; 51:6; 51:6

Lamentations

2:10; 2:18; 2:18; 3:28

Ezekiel

24:17

Amos

5:13; 5:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1826 matches the Hebrew דָּמַם (dāmam),
which occurs 30 times in 29 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:16 -

terror and dread will fall on them.

They will be as still[fn] as a stone

because of your powerful arm

until your people pass by, LORD,

until the people whom you purchased[fn] pass by.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:3 -

Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD has spoken:

I will demonstrate my holiness[fn]

to those who are near me,

and I will reveal my glory[fn]

before all the people.”

And Aaron remained silent.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:12 -

On the day the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel:

“Sun, stand still over Gibeon,

and moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:13 -

And the sun stood still

and the moon stopped

until the nation took vengeance on its enemies.

Isn’t this written in the Book of Jashar?[fn]

So the sun stopped

in the middle of the sky

and delayed its setting

almost a full day.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:9 -

He guards the steps[fn] of his faithful ones,

but the wicked perish in darkness,

for a person does not prevail by his own strength.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:9 -

“If they say, ‘Wait until we reach you,’ then we will stay where we are and not go up to them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:21 -

Men listened to me with expectation,

waiting silently for my advice.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:27 -

I am churning within[fn] and cannot rest;

days of suffering confront me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:34 -

because I greatly feared the crowds

and because the contempt of the clans terrified me,

so I grew silent and would not go outside?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:4 -

Be angry[fn] and do not sin;

reflect in your heart while on your bed and be silent.Selah

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:12 -

so that I can sing to you and not be silent.

LORD my God, I will praise you forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:17 -

LORD, do not let me be disgraced when I call on you.

Let the wicked be disgraced;

let them be quiet[fn][fn] in Sheol.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:15 -

But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;

they gathered against me.

Assailants I did not know

tore at me and did not stop.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:7 -

Be silent before the LORD and wait expectantly for him;

do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way,

by the person who carries out evil plans.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:5 -

Rest in God alone, my soul,

for my hope comes from him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:2 -

Instead, I have calmed and quieted my soul

like a weaned child with its mother;

my soul is like a weaned child.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:2 -

Mourn, inhabitants of the coastland,

you merchants of Sidon;

your agents have crossed the sea[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:14 -

Why are we just sitting here?

Gather together; let’s enter the fortified cities

and perish there,[fn]

for the LORD our God has destroyed[fn] us.

He has given us poisoned water to drink,

because we have sinned against the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:37 -

Peaceful grazing land will become lifeless

because of the LORD’s burning anger.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:6 -

Oh, sword of the LORD!

How long will you be restless?

Go back to your sheath;

be still; be silent!

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:2 -

There is no longer praise for Moab;

they plan harm against her in Heshbon:

Come, let’s cut her off from nationhood.

Also, Madmen, you will be silenced;

the sword will follow you.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:26 -

Therefore, her young men will fall in her public squares;

all the warriors will perish in that day.

This is the declaration of the LORD of Armies.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:30 -

Therefore, her young men will fall

in her public squares;

all the warriors will perish in that day.

This is the LORD’s declaration.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:6 -

Leave Babylon;

save your lives, each of you!

Don’t perish because of her guilt.

For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance —

he will pay her what she deserves.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:10 -

The elders of Daughter Zion

sit on the ground in silence.

They have thrown dust on their heads

and put on sackcloth.

The young women of Jerusalem

have bowed their heads to the ground.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:18 -

The hearts of the people cry out to the Lord.

Wall of Daughter Zion,

let your tears run down like a river

day and night.

Give yourself no relief

and your[fn] eyes no rest.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:28 -

Let him sit alone and be silent,

for God has disciplined[fn] him.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:17 -

“Groan quietly; do not observe mourning rites for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your mustache or eat the bread of mourners.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:13 -

Therefore, those who have insight will keep silent[fn]

at such a time,

for the days are evil.

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