What does רָדַם mean in the Bible?
e. stupefy (with sleep or death)".
Hebrew · H7290
רָדַם
To stun , i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death)
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רָדַםH7290
What does רָדַם mean in the Bible?
רָדַם is a Hebrew word meaning "to stun , i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death)".
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How does the BSB render H7290?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [but] he who sleeps (1), and fell into a deep sleep (1), fell into a deep sleep (1), I fell into a deep sleep (1), lay sleeping (1).
Where does רָדַם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 4:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (2), Jonah (2), Judges (1), Proverbs (1).
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[but] he who sleeps1×Proverbs 10:5
and fell into a deep sleep1×Jonah 1:5
fell into a deep sleep1×Daniel 10:9
I fell into a deep sleep1×Daniel 8:18
lay sleeping1×Judges 4:21
lie stunned1×Psalms 76:6
sleep1×Jonah 1:6
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 4:21נִרְדָּ֥םtolay sleepingVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularPsalms 76:6נִ֝רְדָּ֗םtolie stunnedVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularProverbs 10:5נִרְדָּ֥םto[but] he who sleepsVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularDaniel 8:18נִרְדַּ֥מְתִּיtoI fell into a deep sleepVerb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singularDaniel 10:9נִרְדָּ֥םtofell into a deep sleepVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularJonah 1:5וַיֵּרָדַֽם׃toand fell into a deep sleepConjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularJonah 1:6נִרְדָּ֑םtosleepVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJudges 4:21
Aligned rows7
Books represented5
Judges1Psalms1Proverbs1Daniel2Jonah2
Source forms
נִרְדָּ֥ם3xnir·dāmJudges 4:21, Proverbs 10:5, Daniel 10:9
וַיֵּרָדַֽם׃1xway·yê·rā·ḏamJonah 1:5
נִ֝רְדָּ֗ם1xnir·dāmPsalms 76:6
נִרְדָּ֑ם1xnir·dāmJonah 1:6
נִרְדַּ֥מְתִּי1xnir·dam·tîDaniel 8:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular5xJudges 4:21, Psalms 76:6, Proverbs 10:5, Daniel 10:9
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular1xJonah 1:5
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular1xDaniel 8:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to stun , i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death)
Source Gloss
to stun , i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to stun, i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death) BDB: be in Usage: (be fast a-, be in a deep, cast into a dead, that) sleep(-er, -eth).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms6
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action6×
Participle activeDan 10:9 · Jonah 1:6 · Judg 4:21 · Prov 10:5 · Ps 76:75×
PerfectDan 8:181×
Word Origins
רָדַם is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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