Strong H1826H1826Iדָּמַם

to silence: destroyed

One of the 4 senses of Strong H1826

Transliteration
dâmam
Pronunciation
daw-mam'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

: 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)

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 H1826I appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • cut2
  • be1
  • let1
  • silence1

First verses

  1. 1 Samuel 2:9
    He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
  2. Jeremiah 8:14
    Why 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.
  3. Jeremiah 25:37
    And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
  4. Jeremiah 51:6
    Flee 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.
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