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Lexicon :: Strong's H1833 - dammeśeq

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דַּמֶּשֶׂק
Transliteration
dammeśeq
Pronunciation
dem-eh'-shek
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
By orthographical variation from דַּמֶּשֶׂק (H1834)
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TWOT Reference: 433?

Strong’s Definitions

דְּמֶשֶׁק dᵉmesheq, dem-eh'-shek; by orthographical variation from H1834; damask (as a fabric of Damascus):—in Damascus.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H1833 in the following manner: Damascus (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H1833 in the following manner: Damascus (1x).
  1. damask?, silk? (meaning uncertain)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דְּמֶשֶׁק dᵉmesheq, dem-eh'-shek; by orthographical variation from H1834; damask (as a fabric of Damascus):—in Damascus.
STRONGS H1833: Abbreviations
דְּמֶשֶׁק noun [masculine] ? Amos 3:12 עָ֑רֶשׂ וּבִד׳; punctuation & meaning dubious: all ancient Vrss דַּמֶּשֶׂק, and so Pusey HoffmZAW iii. 102 ('in Damascus on a couch') al., yet this hardly suitable in context; Thes Hi Ew Baer Ke Gunning RV and others follow MT, & render damask, silk, etc. (Arabic bdb020001, connection with city דַּמֶּשֶׂק (Arabic bdb020002) disputed; according to Frä40. 288 Arabic bdb020003 is by metath. from bdb020004, & this a loan-word from Syriac bdb020005, & this from Greek μέταξα (Old Latin metaxa)).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Amos

3:12

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Strong's Number H1833 matches the Hebrew דַּמֶּשֶׂק (dammeśeq),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:12 - This is what the LORD says:
“A shepherd who tries to rescue a sheep from a lion’s mouth
will recover only two legs or a piece of an ear.
So it will be for the Israelites in Samaria lying on luxurious beds,
and for the people of Damascus reclining on couches.[fn]
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