What does דָּמַם (dôm) mean in the Bible?
דָּמַם (dôm): Silence as enforced cessation: muteness, astonishment, or death—states of forced inaction and speechlessness
Hebrew · H1826
דָּמַם
To be dumb ; by implication, to be astonished , to stop ; also to perish
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דָּמַם H1826
Pronunciation dôm
What does דָּמַם (dôm) mean in the Bible?
דָּמַם (dôm): Silence as enforced cessation: muteness, astonishment, or death—states of forced inaction and speechlessness
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1826?
The BSB source-word alignment has 30 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include rest (3), will be silenced (3), and be still (2), be silent (2), in silence (2).
Where does דָּמַם (dôm) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 15:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (8), Psalms (7), Job (3), Lamentations (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It rest 3× Job 30:27, Psalms 62:5, Lamentations 2:18
will be silenced 3× Jeremiah 48:2, Jeremiah 49:26, Jeremiah 50:30
and be still 2× Psalms 4:4, Jeremiah 47:6
be silent 2× Psalms 30:12, Isaiah 23:2
in silence 2× Lamentations 2:10, Lamentations 3:28
and perish 1× Jeremiah 8:14
and quieted 1× Psalms 131:2
be destroyed 1× Jeremiah 51:6
Be still 1× Psalms 37:7
ceasing 1× Psalms 35:15
has doomed us 1× Jeremiah 8:14
have been silenced 1× Jeremiah 25:37
keep silent 1× Amos 5:13
let them lie silent 1× Psalms 31:17
perish 1× 1 Samuel 2:9
quietly 1× Ezekiel 24:17
remained silent 1× Leviticus 10:3
so that I kept silent 1× Job 31:34
stand still 1× Joshua 10:12
stood still 1× Joshua 10:13
they will be as still 1× Exodus 15:16
Wait 1× 1 Samuel 14:9
waiting silently 1× Job 29:21
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 15:16 יִדְּמ֣וּ to they will be as still Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Leviticus 10:3 וַיִּדֹּ֖ם to remained silent Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Joshua 10:12 דּ֔וֹם to stand still Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Joshua 10:13 וַיִּדֹּ֨ם to stood still Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Samuel 2:9 יִדָּ֑מּוּ to perish Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1 Samuel 14:9 דֹּ֕מּוּ to Wait Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Job 29:21 וְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּ to waiting silently Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Job 30:27 דָ֗מּוּ to rest Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Job 31:34 וָ֝אֶדֹּ֗ם to so that I kept silent Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Psalms 4:4 וְדֹ֣מּוּ to and be still Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 15:16
Aligned rows 30
Books represented 11
Exodus 1 Leviticus 1 Joshua 2 1 Samuel 2 Job 3 Psalms 7 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 8 Lamentations 3 Ezekiel 1 Amos 1
Source forms
יִדֹּ֑ם 2x yid·dōm Psalms 30:12, Amos 5:13
דּ֔וֹם 1x dō·wm Joshua 10:12
דּ֤וֹם׀ 1x dō·wm Psalms 37:7
דּ֣וֹמִּי 1x dō·wm·mî Psalms 62:5
דֹּ֗ם 1x dōm Ezekiel 24:17
דָ֗מּוּ 1x ḏām·mū Job 30:27
דֹּ֕מּוּ 1x dōm·mū 1 Samuel 14:9
דֹּ֖מּוּ 1x dōm·mū Isaiah 23:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 3x 1 Samuel 2:9, Jeremiah 49:26, Jeremiah 50:30
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular 3x Joshua 10:12, Psalms 37:7, Ezekiel 24:17
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 3x Exodus 15:16, Psalms 31:17, Lamentations 2:10
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Leviticus 10:3, Joshua 10:13
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural 2x 1 Samuel 14:9, Isaiah 23:2
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Psalms 30:12, Amos 5:13
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 2x Job 30:27, Psalms 35:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 1x Jeremiah 25:37
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Silence as enforced cessation: muteness, astonishment, or death—states of forced inaction and speechlessness
Strong's H1826
Lexical occurrences 30 verses Word forms 2 forms 19 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Psalms 37:7–11 Source Gloss
to be dumb ; by implication, to be astonished , to stop ; also to perish
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Silence as enforced cessation: muteness, astonishment, or death—states of forced inaction and speechlessness
to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish BDB: wail Usage: cease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 19
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 4×
Imperfect 1Sam 2:9 · Jer 49:26 · Jer 50:30 3×
Jussive Jer 51:6 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 15×
Imperfect Exod 15:16 · Lam 2:10 · Ps 31:18 · Amos 5:13 · Ps 30:13 · Jer 48:2 6×
Sequential imperfect Ezek 24:17 · Josh 10:12 · Ps 37:7 · 1Sam 14:9 · Isa 23:2 · Ps 62:6 6×
Perfect Job 30:27 · Ps 35:15 2×
Jussive Lam 2:18 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Be still; be silent; hush; cease noise; a command to quiet the internal and external complaints
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Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain