What does דָּם · דָּרַשׁ mean in the Bible?
דָּם · דָּרַשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "his blood is being required".
Hebrew · H1818, H1875
דָּמּוֹ נִדְרָשׁ
Blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood) · properly, to tread or frequent ; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask ; specifically to worship
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דָּם H1818 blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
Pronunciation dām
Blood as life-force whose shedding marks covenant, atonement, and culpability before God throughout scripture
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דָּרַשׁ H1875 properly, to tread or frequent ; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask ; specifically to worship
Pronunciation darash
Seeking God through inquiry or worship; also pursuing someone for judgment or reckoning.
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What does דָּמּוֹ נִדְרָשׁ (damo nidrash) mean in the Bible?
דָּם · דָּרַשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "his blood is being required".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1818, H1875?
H1818, H1875 is connected to 526 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. his blood is being required
Strong's H1818, H1875
Lexical occurrences 526 verses Source Gloss
his blood is being required
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דָּמּוֹ נִדְרָשׁ is built from these roots:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G184 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain