דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק
dam.me.seq
“Damascus”
Definition
Damascus, a city of Syria
or דּוּמֶשֶׂק; or דַּרְמֶשֶׂק; of foreign origin;
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun
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Occurrences
דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק appears 39 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand men.
In the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.
When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it.
I will break down the gates of Damascus;I will cut off the ruler of the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden.The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,”says the LORD.
During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
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