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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 51:6 — be 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

H1826

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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:16 - terror and dread fall upon them.
The power of your arm
makes them lifeless as stone
until your people pass by, O LORD,
until the people you purchased pass by.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:3 - Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when he said,
‘I will display my holiness
through those who come near me.
I will display my glory
before all the people.’”
And Aaron was silent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:12 - On the day the LORD gave the Israelites victory over the Amorites, Joshua prayed to the LORD in front of all the people of Israel. He said,
“Let the sun stand still over Gibeon,
and the moon over the valley of Aijalon.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:13 - So the sun stood still and the moon stayed in place until the nation of Israel had defeated its enemies.
Is this event not recorded in The Book of Jashar[fn]? The sun stayed in the middle of the sky, and it did not set as on a normal day.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:9 - “He will protect his faithful ones,
but the wicked will disappear in darkness.
No one will succeed by strength alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:9 - If they say to us, ‘Stay where you are or we’ll kill you,’ then we will stop and not go up to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:21 - “Everyone listened to my advice.
They were silent as they waited for me to speak.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:27 - My heart is troubled and restless.
Days of suffering torment me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:34 - Have I feared the crowd
or the contempt of the masses,
so that I kept quiet and stayed indoors?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:4 - Don’t sin by letting anger control you.
Think about it overnight and remain silent.
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:12 - that I might sing praises to you and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:17 - Don’t let me be disgraced, O LORD,
for I call out to you for help.
Let the wicked be disgraced;
let them lie silent in the grave.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:15 - But they are glad now that I am in trouble;
they gleefully join together against me.
I am attacked by people I don’t even know;
they slander me constantly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:7 - Be still in the presence of the LORD,
and wait patiently for him to act.
Don’t worry about evil people who prosper
or fret about their wicked schemes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:5 - Let all that I am wait quietly before God,
for my hope is in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 131:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:2 - Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself,
like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother’s milk.
Yes, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:2 - Mourn in silence, you people of the coast
and you merchants of Sidon.
Your traders crossed the sea,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:14 - “Then the people will say,
‘Why should we wait here to die?
Come, let’s go to the fortified towns and die there.
For the LORD our God has decreed our destruction
and has given us a cup of poison to drink
because we sinned against the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:37 - Peaceful meadows will be turned into a wasteland
by the LORD’s fierce anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:6 - “Now, O sword of the LORD,
when will you be at rest again?
Go back into your sheath;
rest and be still.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:2 - No one will ever brag about Moab again,
for in Heshbon there is a plot to destroy her.
‘Come,’ they say, ‘we will cut her off from being a nation.’
The town of Madmen,[fn] too, will be silenced;
the sword will follow you there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:26 - Her young men will fall in the streets and die.
Her soldiers will all be killed,”
says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:30 - Her young men will fall in the streets and die.
Her soldiers will all be killed,”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:6 - Flee from Babylon! Save yourselves!
Don’t get trapped in her punishment!
It is the LORD’s time for vengeance;
he will repay her in full.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:10 - The leaders of beautiful Jerusalem
sit on the ground in silence.
They are clothed in burlap
and throw dust on their heads.
The young women of Jerusalem
hang their heads in shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:18 - Cry aloud[fn] before the Lord,
O walls of beautiful Jerusalem!
Let your tears flow like a river
day and night.
Give yourselves no rest;
give your eyes no relief.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:28 - Let them sit alone in silence
beneath the LORD’s demands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:17 - Groan silently, but let there be no wailing at her grave. Do not uncover your head or take off your sandals. Do not perform the usual rituals of mourning or accept any food brought to you by consoling friends.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:13 - So those who are smart keep their mouths shut,
for it is an evil time.
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