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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 BoxExo 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:16 - Let trembling and fear fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm, let them become as stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till this thy people pass over, whom thou hast purchased.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:3 - And Moses said to Aaron, This is the thing which the Lord spoke, saying, I will be sanctified among them that draw nigh to me, and I will be glorified in the whole congregation; and Aaron was pricked in his heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:12 - Then Joshua spoke to the Lord, in the day in which the Lord delivered the Amorite into the power of Israel, when he destroyed them in Gabaon, and they were destroyed from before the children of Israel: and Joshua said, Let the sun stand over against Gabaon, and the moon over against the valley of Ælon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:13 - And the sun and the moon stood still, until God executed vengeance on their enemies; and the sun stood still in the midst of heaven; it did not proceed to set till the end of [fn]one day.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:9 - granting his petition to him that prays; and he blesses the years of the righteous, for by strength cannot man prevail.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:9 - If they should say thus to us, Stand aloof there until we shall send you word; then we will stand still by ourselves, and will not go up against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:21 - Men heard me, and gave heed, and they were silent at my counsel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:27 - My belly boiled, and would not cease: the days of poverty prevented me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:34 - (for I did not stand in awe of a great multitude, so as not to declare boldly before them:) and if too I permitted a poor man to go out of my door with an empty bosom:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:4 - (LXX 4:5) [fn] Be ye angry, and sin not; feel compunction upon your beds for what ye say in your hearts. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:12 - (LXX 29:13) that my glory may sing praise to thee, and I may not be pierced with sorrow. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to thee for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:17 - (LXX 30:18) O Lord, let me not be ashamed, for I have called upon thee: let the ungodly be ashamed, and brought down to Hades.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:15 - (LXX 34:15) Yet they rejoiced against me, and plagues were [fn]plentifully brought against me, and I knew it not: they were scattered, but [fn]repented not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:7 - (LXX 36:7) Submit thyself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not thyself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:5 - (LXX 61:6) Nevertheless do thou, my soul, be subjected to God; for of him is my patient hope.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:2 - (LXX 130:2) I shall have sinned if I have not been humble, but have exalted my soul: according to the relation of a weaned child to his mother, so wilt thou recompense my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:2 - To whom are the dwellers in the island become like, the merchants of Phœnice, passing over the sea

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:14 - Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the strong cities, and let us be cast out there: for God has cast us out, and made us drink water of gall, because we have sinned before him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:37 - (LXX 32:37) And the peaceable abodes that remain shall be destroyed before the fierceness of my anger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:6 - (LXX 29:6) How long wilt thou smite, O sword of the Lord? how long will it be ere thou art quiet? return into thy sheath, rest, and be removed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:2 - (LXX 31:2) There is no longer any healing for Moab, nor glorying in Esebon: he has devised evils against her: we have cut her off from being a nation, and she shall be completely still: after thee shall go a sword;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:26 - (LXX 30:32) Therefore shall the young men fall in thy streets, and all thy warriors shall fall, saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:30 - (LXX 27:30) Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her warriors shall be cast down, saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:6 - (LXX 28:6) Flee ye out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every one his soul: and be not overthrown in her iniquity; for it is the time of her retribution from the Lord; he is rendering to her a recompence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:10 - Jod. The elders of the daughter of Sion have sat upon the ground, they have kept silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloths: they have brought down to the ground the chief virgins in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:18 - Tsade. Their heart cried to the Lord, Ye walls of Sion, pour down tears like torrents day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eyes cease.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:28 - He will sit alone, and be silent, because he has borne it upon him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:17 - Thou shalt groan for blood, and have mourning upon thy loins; thy hair shall not be braided upon thee, and thy sandals shall be on thy feet; thou shalt in no wise be comforted by their lips, and thou shalt not eat the bread of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:13 - Therefore the prudent shall be silent at that time; for it is a time of evils.
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