1826a – דָּמַם (damam)

to silence

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	דָּמַם (damam)
Pronunciation:	da-mam    Listen
Gematria:	644(4 + 40 + 600)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root (compare H1724 (דָּהַם), H1820 (דָּמָה))
Usage:	29 times in OT

Description

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)

Synonyms

דָּמַם	damam		H1826a	(29 ggr)	to silence
הָגָה	hagah		H1897	(25 ggr)	to mutter
הָגִיג	hagig	♂	H1901	(2 ggr)	meditation
הִגָּיוֹן	higajon	♂	H1902	(4 ggr)	meditation
שִׂיחַ	siach		H7878	(20 ggr)	to muse

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Word root

Word with damam as root:

דּוּמָם	domam	H1748	silence
דָּם	damm	H1818	blood
דְּמָמָה	demamah	H1827	silence

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word damam was translated to the following:

ἀποῤῥίπτω	aporrhipto	G0641	cast
ἀφίστημι	aphistemi	G0868	depart
ἐάω	eao	G1439	suffer
ἐπαίρω	epairo	G1869	lift up
ἵστημι	histemi	G2476	stand
κατάγω	katago	G2609	bring down
κατανύσσω	katanusso	G2660	prick
παύω	pauo	G3973	cease
σιωπάω	siopao	G4623	hold
ὑποτάσσω	hupotasso	G5293	put under

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