וַיִּדֹּם אַהֲרֹן
To be dumb ; by implication, to be astonished , to stop ; also to perish · Aharon , the brother of Moses
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דָּמַם H1826 to be dumb ; by implication, to be astonished , to stop ; also to perish
אַהֲרוֹן H175 Aharon , the brother of Moses
What does וַיִּדֹּם אַהֲרֹן (wayyiddōm ʾahărōn) mean in the Bible?
דָּמַם · אַהֲרוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "to be dumb ; by implication, to be astonished , to stop ; also to perish".
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Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 4×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 15×
Hebrew Verb Forms
How this verb appears across 19 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).
Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).
Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.