דָּמָה

da.mahVerbH1820

to cease

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. to destroy

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. 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

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

11 times

Appears 11 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Hosea
4
Isaiah
2
Jeremiah
2
Lamentations
1
Obadiah
1

Key Passages

  • Hosea 10:7
  • Hosea 4:5
  • Isaiah 15:1
  • Jeremiah 14:17
  • Lamentations 3:49

Go beyond grammar.

See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.

Context-aware insightsOriginal language depthFast, practical workflow

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.