Strong H1826H1826Aדָּמַם

to silence: stationary

One of the 4 senses of Strong H1826

Transliteration
dâmam
Pronunciation
daw-mam'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

: 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)

General definition

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.

In the Bible

Strong H1826A appears in 9 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • cease2
  • stand2
  • rest2
  • be1
  • still1
  • tarry1

First verses

  1. Exodus 15:16
    Fear 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.
  2. Joshua 10:12
    Then 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.
  3. Joshua 10:13
    And 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.
  4. 1 Samuel 14:9
    If 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.
  5. Job 30:27
    My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me.
  6. Psalms 35:15
    But 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:
  7. Psalms 37:7
    Rest 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.
  8. Jeremiah 47:6
    O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
  9. Lamentations 2:18
    Their 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.
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