Strongs Number: H1820
- Hebrew Word
- דָּמָה
- Transliteration
- dâmâh
- Phonetic
- daw-mam'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to be dumb or silent; hence to fail or perish; transitively to destroy
- BDB Definition
-
1. to cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy, perish
a. (Qal)
1. to cease
2. to cause to cease, destroy
b. (Niphal)
1. to be cut off
2. to be undone, be cut off at sight of the theophany
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- {cease} be cut down ({off}) {destroy} be brought to {silence} be {undone} X-(idiom) utterly.