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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.
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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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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; because of the greatness of thy arm, they are as still as a stone, till thy people, O LORD, pass by, till the people pass by whom thou hast purchased.

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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 has said, 'I will show myself holy among those who are near me, and before all the people I will be glorified.'" And Aaron held his peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:12 - Then spoke Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD gave the Amorites over to the men of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel, "Sun, stand thou still at Gibeon, and thou Moon in the valley of Ai'jalon."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:13 - And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation took vengeance on their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:9 - "He will guard the feet of his faithful ones; but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness; for not by might shall a man prevail.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:9 - If they say to us, 'Wait until we come to you,' then we will stand still in our place, and we will not go up to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:21 - "Men listened to me, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:27 - My heart is in turmoil, and is never still; days of affliction come to meet me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:34 - because I stood in great fear of the multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors--

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:4 - Be angry, but sin not; commune with your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:12 - that my soul may praise thee and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to thee for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:17 - Let me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I call on thee; let the wicked be put to shame, let them go dumbfounded to Sheol.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:15 - But at my stumbling they gathered in glee, they gathered together against me; cripples whom I knew not slandered me without ceasing;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:7 - Be still before the LORD, and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over him who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:5 - For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 131:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:2 - But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a child quieted at its mother's breast; like a child that is quieted is my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:2 - Be still, O inhabitants of the coast, O merchants of Sidon; your messengers passed over the sea

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:14 - Why do we sit still? Gather together, let us go into the fortified cities and perish there; for the LORD our God has doomed us to perish, and has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:37 - and the peaceful folds are devastated, because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:6 - Ah, sword of the LORD! How long till you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard, rest and be still!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:2 - the renown of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they planned evil against her: 'Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!' You also, O Madmen, shall be brought to silence; the sword shall pursue you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:26 - Therefore her young men shall fall in her squares, and all her soldiers shall be destroyed in that day, says the LORD of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:30 - Therefore her young men shall fall in her squares, and all her soldiers shall be destroyed on that day, says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:6 - "Flee from the midst of Babylon, let every man save his life! Be not cut off in her punishment, for this is the time of the LORD's vengeance, the requital he is rendering her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:10 - The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence; they have cast dust on their heads and put on sackcloth; the maidens of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:18 - Cry aloud to the Lord! O daughter of Zion! Let tears stream down like a torrent day and night! Give yourself no rest, your eyes no respite!

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:28 - Let him sit alone in silence when he has laid it on him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:17 - Sigh, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban, and put your shoes on your feet; do not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of mourners."

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:13 - Therefore he who is prudent will keep silent in such a time; for it is an evil time.
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