דָּמָה

Strong’s Definition

to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

compare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be like, resemble
• 2.(qal) to be like, resemble
• 3.(piel)
• 4.(hithpael) to make oneself like
• 5.(niphal)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: dâmâh; Pronunciation: daw-maw'