1822. dummah
Berean Strong's Lexicon
dummah: Silence, stillness

Original Word: דּוּמָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: dummah
Pronunciation: DOO-mah
Phonetic Spelling: (doom-maw')
Definition: Silence, stillness
Meaning: desolation, desolate

Word Origin: Derived from the root דָּמַם (damam), meaning "to be silent" or "to be still."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 4602: σιγή (sigē) – silence

- Strong's Greek 2271: ἡσυχία (hēsychia) – quietness, stillness

Usage: The Hebrew word "dummah" primarily conveys the concept of silence or stillness. It is often used in contexts that imply a cessation of noise or activity, suggesting a state of quietness or calm. In the biblical narrative, it can also imply a sense of desolation or emptiness, as silence often accompanies abandonment or judgment.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, silence was often associated with reverence, meditation, or mourning. The concept of silence held significant spiritual and cultural weight, as it was seen as a necessary state for reflection, prayer, and encountering the divine. In the Hebrew Bible, silence can be both a positive state of peace and a negative state of desolation, depending on the context.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from damam
Definition
one silenced or brought to silence
NASB Translation
who is silent (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
דֻּמָּה noun feminine one silenced, brought to silence (?; destroyed?) מִי כְצוֺר כְּדֻמָּה בְּתוֺךְ הַיָּ֑ם Ezekiel 27:32 (form pecul. & sense dubious: Baer כְּדֻמָֿה; Co כְּבֻדָּה from כָּבֹד adjective, compare Ezekiel 23:41; Psalm 45:14) AV What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed (as though for מְדֻמָּה compare ההללה Psalm 26:1; but Pi`el Punic not elsewhere) in the midst of the sea? RV like her that is brought to silence. — DlBaer Ezech p.xi. & Pr 64 derived, hesitantly, from II. דמם.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
destroy

From damah; desolation; concretely, desolate -- destroy.

see HEBREW damah

Forms and Transliterations
כְּדֻמָ֖ה כדמה kə·ḏu·māh keduMah kəḏumāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezekiel 27:32
HEB: מִ֣י כְצ֔וֹר כְּדֻמָ֖ה בְּת֥וֹךְ הַיָּֽם׃
NAS: is like Tyre, Like her who is silent in the midst
KJV: over thee, [saying], What [city is] like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst
INT: Who Tyre her who the midst sea

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 1822
1 Occurrence


kə·ḏu·māh — 1 Occ.
















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