7290. radam

Lexicon

radam: To sleep deeply, to be in a heavy sleep, to be stupefied

Original Word: רָדַם
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: radam
Pronunciation: rah-DAHM
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-dam')
Definition: To sleep deeply, to be in a heavy sleep, to be stupefied
Meaning: to stun, stupefy

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

be be in a deep, cast into a dead, that sleeper,

A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Stupefy (with sleep or death) -- (be fast a-, be in a deep, cast into a dead, that) sleep(-er, -eth).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[רָדַם] verb Niph`al be in, or fall into, heavy sleep (Late Hebrew id.; compare Arabic stop up (door, gap, etc.), whence perhaps be deaf (stopped up) to sounds, etc.); — Perfect3masculine singular נִרְדַּם Judges 4:21; 1singular נִרְדַּמְתִּי Daniel 8:8; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיֵּרָדֵם Jonah 1:5; Participle נִרְדָּם Proverbs 10:5 3t.; — be or fall fast asleep: Judges 4:21; Jonah 1:5 (after וַיִּשְׁכַב), Jonah 1:6 (participle, Ges^{§ 120b} Da^{Synt. § 70} (a)); participle as substantive נִרְדָּם בַּקָּצִיר Proverbs 10:5; of sleep of death Psalm 76:7; stunning effect of awe and dread Daniel 8:18; Daniel 10:9 (both + אָ֑רְצָה [ וּפָנַי ] עַלמָּֿנַי.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1611: ἐκστασις (ekstasis) • a state of amazement or trance
• G1839: ἐξίστημι (existēmi) • to amaze, astound
• G2284: θαμβέω (thambeō) • to astonish, terrify
• G2660: καταπλήσσω (kataplessō) • to strike with astonishment
• G2837: κοιμάω (koimaō) • to sleep, to fall asleep
• G3573: νυστάζω (nystazō) • to nod, to be drowsy
• G4098: πίπτω (piptō) • to fall, to fall down

These Greek terms reflect similar states of amazement, sleep, or stupor, capturing the essence of being overwhelmed or rendered insensible, akin to the Hebrew רָדַם.

Usage: The verb רָדַם (radam) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a state of being stunned or stupefied, often implying a deep sleep or unconsciousness.

Context: רָדַם (radam) is a Hebrew verb that appears in the context of deep sleep or a state of being overwhelmed to the point of insensibility. This term is used to describe a profound, often divinely induced, sleep or stupor. It is found in passages where individuals are rendered insensible, either as a result of divine intervention or overwhelming circumstances.

In the Berean Standard Bible, רָדַם is used in contexts that highlight the power of God to induce a deep sleep or stupor, often as a means of revelation or protection. For example, in Genesis 2:21, God causes a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, allowing for the creation of Eve from his rib: "So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh."

The concept of רָדַם is also seen in prophetic and poetic literature, where it may symbolize a spiritual or moral stupor, a state of being unresponsive to God's word or actions. This usage underscores the seriousness of being spiritually insensible and the need for divine awakening.

Forms and Transliterations

וַיֵּרָדַֽם׃ וירדם׃ נִ֝רְדָּ֗ם נִרְדַּ֥מְתִּי נִרְדָּ֑ם נִרְדָּ֥ם נרדם נרדמתי nir·dām nir·dam·tî nirDam nirdām nirDamti nirdamtî vaiyeraDam way·yê·rā·ḏam wayyêrāḏam

Englishman's Concordance

Judges 4:21
HEB: בָּאָ֑רֶץ וְהֽוּא־ נִרְדָּ֥ם וַיָּ֖עַף וַיָּמֹֽת׃
NAS: into the ground; for he was sound asleep and exhausted.
KJV: it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary.
INT: the ground he was sound and weary died

Psalm 76:6
HEB: אֱלֹהֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֑ב נִ֝רְדָּ֗ם וְרֶ֣כֶב וָסֽוּס׃
NAS: and horse were cast into a dead sleep.
KJV: and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
INT: God of Jacob were cast rider and horse

Proverbs 10:5
HEB: בֵּ֣ן מַשְׂכִּ֑יל נִרְדָּ֥ם בַּ֝קָּצִ֗יר בֵּ֣ן
NAS: who acts wisely, [But] he who sleeps in harvest
KJV: son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest
INT: son acts sleeps harvest son

Daniel 8:18
HEB: וּבְדַבְּר֣וֹ עִמִּ֔י נִרְדַּ֥מְתִּי עַל־ פָּנַ֖י
NAS: Now while he was talking with me, I sank into a deep sleep with my face
KJV: Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face
INT: was talking with sank with my face

Daniel 10:9
HEB: וַאֲנִ֗י הָיִ֛יתִי נִרְדָּ֥ם עַל־ פָּנַ֖י
NAS: of his words, I fell into a deep sleep on my face,
KJV: of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face,
INT: I become fell on my face

Jonah 1:5
HEB: הַסְּפִינָ֔ה וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב וַיֵּרָדַֽם׃
NAS: lain down and fallen sound asleep.
KJV: and he lay, and was fast asleep.
INT: of the ship lain and fallen

Jonah 1:6
HEB: מַה־ לְּךָ֣ נִרְדָּ֑ם ק֚וּם קְרָ֣א
NAS: How is it that you are sleeping? Get
KJV: to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise,
INT: and said How sleeper arise call

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7290
7 Occurrences

nir·dām — 5 Occ.
nir·dam·tî — 1 Occ.
way·yê·rā·ḏam — 1 Occ.