1749. donag
Lexicon
donag: Wax

Original Word: דּוֹנַג
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: downag
Pronunciation: doh-nawg
Phonetic Spelling: (do-nag')
Definition: Wax
Meaning: wax

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Of uncertain derivation; wax; -wax

Of uncertain derivation; wax; -wax.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
wax (as melting)
NASB Translation
wax (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
דּוֺנַג noun masculine wax, דּוֺנַג Micah 1:4 2t.; דּוֺנָג֑ Psalm 22:15 — always in simile, of melting; at theophany hills melt like wax Psalm 97:5; like wax before fire Micah 1:4; wicked perish as wax melteth before fire Psalm 68:3; heart melteth like wax Psalm 22:15 (simile of fear, despair). On ׳ד in Psalm 118:12 compare Bae Checritical note.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be soft.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • While there is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew word דּוֹנַג (donag) in the Strong's Concordance, the concept of melting or dissolving can be found in Greek terms such as "τήκω" (Strong's Greek 5080), which means to melt or dissolve. This Greek term is used in the New Testament to describe similar processes of transformation or dissolution.

Usage: The term דּוֹנַג (donag) is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to wax, specifically in the context of its melting properties.

Context: • The Hebrew word דּוֹנַג (donag) appears in the Old Testament in a metaphorical context, illustrating the melting or dissolving nature of wax. This imagery is used to convey the idea of something that is transient or easily overcome by heat or pressure. In the Berean Standard Bible, this term is found in Psalm 22:14, where it describes the psalmist's heart melting like wax within him, symbolizing intense emotional or physical distress. The use of wax in this context highlights the fragility and impermanence of human strength and resolve when faced with overwhelming circumstances. The imagery of melting wax serves to emphasize the psalmist's vulnerability and the consuming nature of his suffering.

Forms and Transliterations
דּ֭וֹנַג דונג כַּדּוֹנַ֗ג כַּדּוֹנַג֙ כַּדּוֹנָ֑ג כדונג dō·w·naḡ Donag dōwnaḡ kad·dō·w·naḡ kad·dō·w·nāḡ kaddoNag kaddōwnaḡ kaddōwnāḡ
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 22:14
HEB: הָיָ֣ה לִ֭בִּי כַּדּוֹנָ֑ג נָ֝מֵ֗ס בְּת֣וֹךְ
NAS: My heart is like wax; It is melted
KJV: my heart is like wax; it is melted
INT: become my heart wax is melted within

Psalm 68:2
HEB: תִּ֫נְדֹּ֥ף כְּהִמֵּ֣ס דּ֭וֹנַג מִפְּנֵי־ אֵ֑שׁ
NAS: away, [so] drive [them] away; As wax melts
KJV: [so] drive [them] away: as wax melteth
INT: away melts wax before the fire

Psalm 97:5
HEB: הָרִ֗ים כַּדּוֹנַ֗ג נָ֭מַסּוּ מִלִּפְנֵ֣י
NAS: melted like wax at the presence
KJV: melted like wax at the presence
INT: the mountains wax melted the presence

Micah 1:4
HEB: וְהָעֲמָקִ֖ים יִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּ כַּדּוֹנַג֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י הָאֵ֔שׁ
NAS: will be split, Like wax before
KJV: shall be cleft, as wax before
INT: and the valleys will be split wax before the fire

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1749
4 Occurrences


dō·w·naḡ — 1 Occ.
kad·dō·w·nāḡ — 3 Occ.















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