◄ 1820. damah ►
Lexicon damah: To be like, resemble, liken, compare, imagine, think Original Word: דָּמָה Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: damah Pronunciation: dah-maw' Phonetic Spelling: (daw-mam') Definition: To be like, resemble, liken, compare, imagine, think Meaning: to be dumb, silent, to fail, perish, trans, to destroy Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cease, be cut down off, destroy, be brought to silence, be undone, utterly A primitive root; to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. To destroy -- cease, be cut down (off), destroy, be brought to silence, be undone, X utterly. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim root Definition to cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy NASB Translation cease (1), completely cut off (1), cut off (2), destroy (1), destroyed (1), perish (2), ruined (5), silenced (1), unceasingly* (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs II. [דָּמָה] verb cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy — Qal Perfect1singular דָּמִיתִי Jeremiah 6:2, וְדָמִ֫יתִי consecutive Hosea 4:5; Imperfect3feminine singular תִּדְמֶה Lamentations 3:49; 3feminine plural jussive תִּדְמֶינָה Jeremiah 14:17; — 1 intransitive cease Jeremiah 14:17 (eyes from weeping)Lamentations 3:49 (id.) 2 cause to cease, cut off, destroy, with accusative Israel (under figure of בתצֿיון) Jeremiah 6:2; (under figure of אִמֶּ֑ךָ) Hosea 4:5. Niph`al Perfect נִדְמָה Isaiah 15:1 (twice in verse) +; 3feminine singular נִדְמְתָה Jeremiah 47:15; 2masculine singular נִדְמֵיתָה Obadiah 5, נִדְמֵיתָ Ezekiel 32:2; 1singular נִדְמֵיתִי Isaiah 6:5; 3plural נִדְמוּ Hosea 4:6 +; Infinitive absolute נִדְמֹה Hosea 10:15; Participle נִדְמֶה Hosea 10:7; be cut off, destroyed, ruined, of a city Isaiah 15:1 (twice in verse) ("" שֻׁדַּד) Jeremiah 47:5; of people Hosea 4:6; Zephaniah 1:11; Obadiah 5; of king Hosea 10:7,15 (twice in verse) compare Ezekiel 32:2; of beasts Psalm 49:13; Psalm 49:21; be ruined, undone, prophet at sight of Yahweh Isaiah 6:5. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G4623 σιγάω (sigao): to be silent, to hold one's peace • G2270 ἡσυχάζω (hesuchazo): to be still, to rest, to cease from labor These Greek terms capture similar themes of silence and cessation, reflecting the nuanced meanings of דָּמָה in the Hebrew text. Usage: The verb דָּמָה (damah) is used in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often conveying the idea of being silent or ceasing, as well as destruction or perishing. It can be used both intransitively, to describe a state of silence or cessation, and transitively, to indicate causing destruction or ruin. Context: The Hebrew verb דָּמָה (damah) appears in several passages throughout the Old Testament, illustrating a range of meanings from silence to destruction. In its intransitive form, it often describes a state of being quiet or still, as seen in passages where individuals or nations are rendered silent or cease to exist. For example, in Hosea 4:6, the term is used to describe the perishing of people due to a lack of knowledge: "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge." In its transitive form, דָּמָה can imply an active role in causing destruction or ruin. This is evident in contexts where God or other agents bring about the downfall of cities or peoples. The duality of the term reflects the broader biblical theme of divine judgment and the cessation of life or activity as a consequence of sin or divine will. The verb is also used metaphorically to describe the end of something, whether it be life, speech, or activity, emphasizing the finality and completeness of the action. This multifaceted usage underscores the theological implications of silence and destruction as both a natural and divinely orchestrated outcome. Forms and Transliterations וְדָמִ֖יתִי ודמיתי נִדְמ֥וּ נִדְמְתָ֥ה נִדְמֵ֔יתָה נִדְמֵ֗יתִי נִדְמֶ֥ה נִדְמָ֔ה נִדְמָ֖ה נִדְמָֽה׃ נִדְמָה֙ נִדְמֹ֥ה נִדְמֽוּ׃ נדמה נדמה׃ נדמו נדמו׃ נדמיתה נדמיתי נדמתה תִּדְמֶ֑ינָה תִדְמֶ֖ה תדמה תדמינה niḏ·māh niḏ·mê·ṯāh niḏ·mə·ṯāh niḏ·mê·ṯî niḏ·meh niḏ·mōh niḏ·mū nidMah niḏmāh nidMeh niḏmeh nidMeitah nidMeiti nidmeTah niḏmêṯāh niḏməṯāh niḏmêṯî nidMoh niḏmōh nidMu niḏmū tiḏ·me·nāh ṯiḏ·meh tidMeh ṯiḏmeh tidMeinah tiḏmenāh vedaMiti wə·ḏā·mî·ṯî wəḏāmîṯî Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Psalm 49:12 HEB: נִמְשַׁ֖ל כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת נִדְמֽוּ׃ NAS: He is like the beasts that perish. KJV: the beasts [that] perish. INT: is like the beasts perish Psalm 49:20 HEB: נִמְשַׁ֖ל כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת נִדְמֽוּ׃ NAS: Is like the beasts that perish. KJV: not, is like the beasts [that] perish. INT: is like the beasts perish Isaiah 6:5 HEB: לִ֣י כִֽי־ נִדְמֵ֗יתִי כִּ֣י אִ֤ישׁ NAS: Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because KJV: I, Woe [is] me! for I am undone; because I [am] a man INT: Woe Because I am ruined Because man Isaiah 15:1 HEB: עָ֤ר מוֹאָב֙ נִדְמָ֔ה כִּ֗י בְּלֵ֛יל NAS: is devastated [and] ruined; Surely KJV: is laid waste, [and] brought to silence; because in the night INT: Ar of Moab ruined Surely A night Isaiah 15:1 HEB: קִיר־ מוֹאָ֖ב נִדְמָֽה׃ NAS: of Moab is devastated [and] ruined. KJV: is laid waste, [and] brought to silence; INT: Kir of Moab ruined Jeremiah 14:17 HEB: וְיוֹמָ֖ם וְאַל־ תִּדְמֶ֑ינָה כִּי֩ שֶׁ֨בֶר NAS: and day, And let them not cease; For the virgin KJV: and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin INT: and day not cease for has been crushed Jeremiah 47:5 HEB: אֶל־ עַזָּ֔ה נִדְמְתָ֥ה אַשְׁקְל֖וֹן שְׁאֵרִ֣ית NAS: Ashkelon has been ruined. O remnant KJV: Ashkelon is cut off [with] the remnant INT: upon Gaza has been ruined Ashkelon remnant Lamentations 3:49 HEB: נִגְּרָ֛ה וְלֹ֥א תִדְמֶ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין הֲפֻגֽוֹת׃ KJV: trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission, INT: pour not and ceaseth Without stopping Hosea 4:5 HEB: עִמְּךָ֖ לָ֑יְלָה וְדָמִ֖יתִי אִמֶּֽךָ׃ NAS: with you by night; And I will destroy your mother. KJV: with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother. INT: by night will destroy your mother Hosea 4:6 HEB: נִדְמ֥וּ עַמִּ֖י מִבְּלִ֣י NAS: My people are destroyed for lack KJV: My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: INT: are destroyed my people corruption Hosea 10:7 HEB: נִדְמֶ֥ה שֹׁמְר֖וֹן מַלְכָּ֑הּ NAS: Samaria will be cut off [with] her king KJV: her king is cut off as the foam INT: will be cut Samaria king Hosea 10:15 HEB: רָֽעַתְכֶ֑ם בַּשַּׁ֕חַר נִדְמֹ֥ה נִדְמָ֖ה מֶ֥לֶךְ NAS: of Israel will be completely cut off. KJV: of Israel utterly be cut off. INT: wickedness dawn will be completely cut the king Hosea 10:15 HEB: בַּשַּׁ֕חַר נִדְמֹ֥ה נִדְמָ֖ה מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ NAS: of Israel will be completely cut off. KJV: of Israel utterly be cut off. INT: dawn will be completely cut the king of Israel Obadiah 1:5 HEB: לַ֔יְלָה אֵ֣יךְ נִדְמֵ֔יתָה הֲל֥וֹא יִגְנְב֖וּ NAS: O how you will be ruined!-- Would they not steal KJV: by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen INT: night how will be ruined not have stolen Zephaniah 1:11 HEB: הַמַּכְתֵּ֑שׁ כִּ֤י נִדְמָה֙ כָּל־ עַ֣ם NAS: of Canaan will be silenced; All KJV: people are cut down; all they that bear INT: of the Mortar for will be silenced for all the people 15 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 1820 15 Occurrences niḏ·māh — 4 Occ. niḏ·meh — 1 Occ. niḏ·mê·ṯāh — 1 Occ. niḏ·mê·ṯî — 1 Occ. niḏ·mə·ṯāh — 1 Occ. niḏ·mōh — 1 Occ. niḏ·mū — 3 Occ. ṯiḏ·meh — 1 Occ. tiḏ·me·nāh — 1 Occ. wə·ḏā·mî·ṯî — 1 Occ.