דָּמַם

Strong’s Definition

to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (compare H1724 (דָּהַם), H1820 (דָּמָה));

KJV Usage

cease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to be silent, be still, wait, be dumb, grow dumb
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to be silenced, be made silent, destroyed
• 4.(poal) to make quiet
• 5.(hiphil) to make silent (cause to die)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: dâmam; Pronunciation: daw-man'