דָּמַם damam
Hebrew word for “to silence” · Strong’s H1826 · used 30 times in 29 verses
Meaning
: silent; 1) to be silent, be still, wait, be dumb, grow dumb;
Senses in the lexicon
- to silence: silent (15)
- to silence: stationary (9)
- to silence: destroyed (5)
- to wail (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for damam in context, with how often each is used:
- silent 7
- still 7
- will be silenced 3
- may be silent 2
- will be silent 2
- may they be silent 1
- have made quiet 1
- him be silent 1
- have become still 1
- have been still 1
- may perish 1
- has silenced 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah | 8 | 0.4 | |
| Psalms | 7 | 0.4 | |
| Job | 3 | 0.4 | |
| Lamentations | 3 | 1.9 | |
| Joshua | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 1 Samuel | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Leviticus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Ezekiel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Amos | 1 | 0.5 |
Chapters where it is used most
Joshua 10 (2), Lamentations 2 (2), Exodus 15 (1), Leviticus 10 (1), 1 Samuel 2 (1), 1 Samuel 14 (1), Job 29 (1), Job 30 (1), Job 31 (1), Psalms 4 (1)
Forms
- ידמו 6
- דמו 4
- וידם 3
- ידם 2
- דום 2
- וידמו 1
- ואדם 1
- ודמו 1
- דומי 1
- ודוממתי 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with damam more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אַל al “not” 5
- אָסַף asaph “to gather” 3
- יָרֵחַ yareach “moon” 2
- יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 4
- רְחוֹב rechov “street/plaza” 2
- בָּחוּר bachur “youth” 2
- נָפַל naphal “to fall” 3
- עַד ad “till” 4
- אֱנוֹשׁ enosh “human” 3
- נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 3
- שֶׁמֶשׁ shemesh “sun” 2
- כֵּן ken “so” 3
Key verses
The verses using damam that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 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…
- Leviticus 10:3 — Then 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…
- 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…
- 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.
- 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…
- 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.
- Psalms 62:5 — My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
- 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,…
- 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.
- 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…
- Lamentations 2:10 — The 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:…
- Amos 5:13 — Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
See all 29 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.