1745. dumah

Lexicon

dumah: Dumah

Original Word: דּוּמָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: duwmah
Pronunciation: DOO-mah
Phonetic Spelling: (doo-maw')
Definition: Dumah
Meaning: silence, death

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

silence

From an unused root meaning to be dumb (compare damah); silence; figuratively, death -- silence.

see HEBREW damah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a silence
NASB Translation
silence (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. דּוּמָה noun feminine silence; — ׳ד = שְׁאוֺל Psalm 94:17, ׳יֹרְדֵי ד Psalm 115:17; also Isaiah 21:11 מַשָּׂא דּוּמָה oracle of silence, i.e. of concealment, hidden meaning, according to Ew Di, but see II. ׳ד, 3

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root דָּמָה (damah), which means "to be silent" or "to cease."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The Greek equivalent that corresponds to the concept of silence and the grave is found in Strong's Greek Number G86, ᾅδης (Hades). Hades, like Sheol, is depicted as the realm of the dead, a place of silence and shadow. In the New Testament, Hades is often used to describe the underworld or the grave, paralleling the Hebrew understanding of Dumah as a domain of silence and death.

Usage: The word "Dumah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote silence, often in the context of death or the grave. It can also refer to a place or personification of silence.

Context: • Dumah appears in the Hebrew Bible as a term that conveys the profound silence associated with death or the grave. This silence is not merely the absence of sound but a deeper, existential stillness that characterizes the realm of the dead. In Isaiah 21:11, Dumah is mentioned in a prophetic oracle, which can be interpreted as a symbolic reference to a place of silence or a region associated with death. The passage reads: "An oracle concerning Dumah: Someone calls to me from Seir, 'Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?'" (BSB). Here, Dumah may represent a location or a metaphorical state of silence and waiting.
• The concept of Dumah is closely related to Sheol, the Hebrew term for the abode of the dead, where silence reigns supreme. This association underscores the finality and stillness that death brings, contrasting with the vibrancy of life.
• In the broader biblical narrative, silence often accompanies moments of divine judgment or profound revelation, serving as a backdrop for the unfolding of God's purposes. Dumah, as a representation of silence, thus holds a significant place in the theological landscape of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Forms and Transliterations

דוּמָ֣ה דוּמָֽה׃ דומה דומה׃ ḏū·māh duMah ḏūmāh

Englishman's Concordance

Psalm 94:17
HEB: כִּמְעַ֓ט ׀ שָֽׁכְנָ֖ה דוּמָ֣ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃
NAS: have dwelt in [the abode of] silence.
KJV: had almost dwelt in silence.
INT: soon have dwelt silence my soul

Psalm 115:17
HEB: כָּל־ יֹרְדֵ֥י דוּמָֽה׃
NAS: [do] any who go down into silence;
KJV: neither any that go down into silence.
INT: any go silence

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1745
2 Occurrences

ḏū·māh — 2 Occ.