דָּמַם (da.mam) means “to silence: stationary” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: daw-man' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
דָּמַם · da.mam · to silence: stationary
: stationary 1) to be silent, be still, wait, be dumb, grow dumb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be silent 1a2) to be still, die 1a3) to be struck dumb 1b) (Niphal) to be silenced, be made silent, destroyed 1c) (Poal) to make quiet 1d) (Hiphil) to make silent (cause to die)
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דָּמַם · da.mam · to wail
wail
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דָּמַם · da.mam · to silence: silent
: silent 1) to be silent, be still, wait, be dumb, grow dumb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be silent 1a2) to be still, die 1a3) to be struck dumb 1b) (Niphal) to be silenced, be made silent, destroyed 1c) (Poal) to make quiet 1d) (Hiphil) to make silent (cause to die)
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דָּמַם · da.mam · to silence: destroyed
: destroyed 1) to be silent, be still, wait, be dumb, grow dumb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be silent 1a2) to be still, die 1a3) to be struck dumb 1b) (Niphal) to be silenced, be made silent, destroyed 1c) (Poal) to make quiet 1d) (Hiphil) to make silent (cause to die)
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a primitive root (compare H1724 (דָּהַם), H1820 (דָּמָה)); to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish
KJV glosses: cease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| rest | 3 |
| will be silenced | 3 |
| and be still | 2 |
| be silent | 2 |
| in silence | 2 |
| and perish | 1 |
| and quieted | 1 |
| be destroyed | 1 |
| be still | 1 |
| ceasing | 1 |
| has doomed us | 1 |
| have been silenced | 1 |
| keep silent | 1 |
| let them lie silent | 1 |
| perish | 1 |
| quietly | 1 |
| remained silent | 1 |
| so that i kept silent | 1 |
| stand still | 1 |
| stood still | 1 |
| they will be as still | 1 |
| wait | 1 |
| waiting silently | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and be still | 2 |
| shall be cut off | 2 |
| also thou shalt be cut down | 1 |
| and ceased | 1 |
| and keepeth silence | 1 |
| and kept silence | 1 |
| and let us be silent | 1 |
| and quieted | 1 |
| and rested | 1 |
| are cut down | 1 |
| be not cut off | 1 |
| be still | 1 |
| cease | 1 |
| forbear | 1 |
| hath put us to silence | 1 |
| held his peace | 1 |
| keep silence | 1 |
| let them be silent | 1 |
| me that i kept silence | 1 |
| praise to thee and not be silent | 1 |
| rest | 1 |
| shall be silent | 1 |
| shall keep silence | 1 |
| stand thou still | 1 |
| still | 1 |
| stood still | 1 |
| thus unto us tarry | 1 |
| wait | 1 |
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and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.
Read word by wordThen Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
Read word by wordOn the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
Read word by wordSo the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”
Read word by wordHe guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
Read word by wordIf they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them.
Read word by wordMen listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.
Read word by wordI am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me.
Read word by wordbecause I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—
Read word by wordBe angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.5
that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 30.13
O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 31.18
But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
Read word by wordBe still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
Read word by wordRest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 62.6
Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
Read word by wordBe silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea.
Read word by wordWhy are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
Read word by wordThe peaceful meadows have been silenced because of the LORD’s burning anger.
Read word by word‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’
Read word by wordThere is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.
Read word by wordFor her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
Read word by wordTherefore, her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordFlee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.
Read word by wordThe elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.
Read word by wordThe hearts of the people cry out to the Lord. O wall of the Daughter of Zion, let your tears run down like a river day and night. Give yourself no relief, and your eyes no rest.
Read word by wordLet him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it upon him.
Read word by wordGroan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.”
Read word by wordTherefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
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