Demamah דְּמָמָה
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| דְּמָמָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | demamah |
| Strong's number | H1827 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | silence |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Kings (1) |
Demamah (Hebrew דְּמָמָה, Strong's H1827) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “silence”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
whisper, calm
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | still (1), silence (1), calm (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | came a still (1), whispering (1), whisper (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Demamah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 19:12And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.
Job
- Job 4:16It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes, and I heard a whispering voice:
Psalms
- Psalm 107:29He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
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).