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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רָדַם H7290
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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Questions this entry answers
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 sleeps 1× Proverbs 10:5
and fell into a deep sleep 1× Jonah 1:5
fell into a deep sleep 1× Daniel 10:9
I fell into a deep sleep 1× Daniel 8:18
lay sleeping 1× Judges 4:21
lie stunned 1× Psalms 76:6
sleep 1× Jonah 1:6
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 4:21 נִרְדָּ֥ם to lay sleeping Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Psalms 76:6 נִ֝רְדָּ֗ם to lie stunned Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Proverbs 10:5 נִרְדָּ֥ם to [but] he who sleeps Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Daniel 8:18 נִרְדַּ֥מְתִּי to I fell into a deep sleep Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular Daniel 10:9 נִרְדָּ֥ם to fell into a deep sleep Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Jonah 1:5 וַיֵּרָדַֽם׃ to and fell into a deep sleep Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Jonah 1:6 נִרְדָּ֑ם to sleep Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 4:21
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 5
Judges 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Daniel 2 Jonah 2
Source forms
נִרְדָּ֥ם 3x nir·dām Judges 4:21, Proverbs 10:5, Daniel 10:9
וַיֵּרָדַֽם׃ 1x way·yê·rā·ḏam Jonah 1:5
נִ֝רְדָּ֗ם 1x nir·dām Psalms 76:6
נִרְדָּ֑ם 1x nir·dām Jonah 1:6
נִרְדַּ֥מְתִּי 1x nir·dam·tî Daniel 8:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular 5x Judges 4:21, Psalms 76:6, Proverbs 10:5, Daniel 10:9
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Jonah 1:5
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular 1x Daniel 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 definition Source: 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 groups 1 Aligned forms 6
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 6×
Participle active Dan 10:9 · Jonah 1:6 · Judg 4:21 · Prov 10:5 · Ps 76:7 5×
Perfect Dan 8:18 1×
Word Origins
רָדַם is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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