Damam דָּמַם
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| דָּמַם | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | damam |
| Strong's number | H1826 (H1826H, H1826A, H1826I, H1826B) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to silence: silent |
| Occurrences | 30 in 29 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (7) |
Damam (Hebrew דָּמַם, Strong's H1826) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to silence: silent”. It occurs 30 times in 29 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H1826H: to silence: silent
: silent
1) to be silent, be still, wait, be dumb, grow dumb
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be silent
1a2) to be still, die
1a3) to be struck dumb
1b) (Niphal) to be silenced, be made silent, destroyed
1c) (Poal) to make quiet
1d) (Hiphil) to make silent (cause to die)
1) to be silent, be still, wait, be dumb, grow dumb
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be silent
1a2) to be still, die
1a3) to be struck dumb
1b) (Niphal) to be silenced, be made silent, destroyed
1c) (Poal) to make quiet
1d) (Hiphil) to make silent (cause to die)
H1826A: to silence: stationary
: stationary
1) to be silent, be still, wait, be dumb, grow dumb
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be silent
1a2) to be still, die
1a3) to be struck dumb
1b) (Niphal) to be silenced, be made silent, destroyed
1c) (Poal) to make quiet
1d) (Hiphil) to make silent (cause to die)
1) to be silent, be still, wait, be dumb, grow dumb
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be silent
1a2) to be still, die
1a3) to be struck dumb
1b) (Niphal) to be silenced, be made silent, destroyed
1c) (Poal) to make quiet
1d) (Hiphil) to make silent (cause to die)
H1826I: to silence: destroyed
: destroyed
1) to be silent, be still, wait, be dumb, grow dumb
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be silent
1a2) to be still, die
1a3) to be struck dumb
1b) (Niphal) to be silenced, be made silent, destroyed
1c) (Poal) to make quiet
1d) (Hiphil) to make silent (cause to die)
1) to be silent, be still, wait, be dumb, grow dumb
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be silent
1a2) to be still, die
1a3) to be struck dumb
1b) (Niphal) to be silenced, be made silent, destroyed
1c) (Poal) to make quiet
1d) (Hiphil) to make silent (cause to die)
H1826B: to wail
wail
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | still (6), silence (6), silent (4), off (3), down (2), peace (1), tarry (1), rested (1), ceased (1), rest (1), wait (1), quieted (1), and 2 other renderings |
|---|---|
| BSB | rest (3), be still (3), will be silenced (3), perish (2), be silent (2), silence (2), they will be as still (1), remained silent (1), stand still (1), stood still (1), wait (1), waiting silently (1), and 9 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Damam, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 15:16Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.
Leviticus
- Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
Joshua
- Joshua 10:12Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
- Joshua 10:13And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
- 1 Samuel 14:9If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them.If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them.
Job
- Job 29:21Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.
- Job 30:27My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me.I am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me.
- Job 31:34Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—
Psalms
- Psalm 4:4Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
- Psalm 30:12To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.
- Psalm 31:17Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.
- Psalm 35:15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
- Psalm 37:7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
- Psalm 62:5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
- Psalm 131:2Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 23:2Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 8:14Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the Lord our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
- Jeremiah 25:37And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the Lord.The peaceful meadows have been silenced because of the LORD’s burning anger.
- Jeremiah 47:6O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’
- Jeremiah 48:2There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.
- Jeremiah 49:26Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the Lord of hosts.For her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
- Jeremiah 50:30Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the Lord.Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 51:6Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.
Lamentations
- Lamentations 2:10The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.
- Lamentations 2:18Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.The hearts of the people cry out to the Lord. O wall of the Daughter of Zion, let your tears run down like a river day and night. Give yourself no relief, and your eyes no rest.
- Lamentations 3:28He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 24:17Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.”
Amos
- Amos 5:13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).