דָּמָה
da.mah
“to cease”
Definition
to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. to destroy
a primitive root;
- to cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy, perish 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cease 1a2) to cause to cease, destroy 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cut off 1b2) to be undone, be cut off at sight of the theophany
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
H:V
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
דָּמָה appears 11 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Samaria will be carried off with her kinglike a twig on the surface of the water.
You will stumble by day,and the prophet will stumble with you by night;so I will destroy your mother—
This is the burden against Moab:Ar in Moab is ruined,destroyed in a night!Kir in Moab is devastated,destroyed in a night!
You are to speak this word to them:‘My eyes overflow with tears;day and night they do not cease,for the virgin daughter of my peoplehas been shattered by a crushing blow,a severely grievous wound.
My eyes overflow unceasingly,without relief,
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