Strong's H1820 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: דָּמָה (dâmâh)

Pronunciation: daw-mam'

POS: daw-mam' Morph: v

Exegesis: a primitive root;

Definition: a primitive root; to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. to destroy; cease, be cut down (off), destroy, be brought to silence, be undone, [idiom] utterly.

KJV Usage: cease, be cut down (off), destroy, be brought to silence, be undone, [idiom] utterly.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) to cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy, perish
• 2. 1a) (Qal)
• 3. 1a1) to cease
• 4. 1a2) to cause to cease, destroy
• 5. 1b) (Niphal)
• 6. 1b1) to be cut off
• 7. 1b2) to be undone, be cut off at sight of the theophany

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