Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1822 |
|---|---|
| Word: | דּוּמָּה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H1820 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | dummah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | doom-maw' |
| Meaning: | 1. desolation 2. (concretely) desolate |
| KJV Renderings: | destroy. |
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דֻּמָּה noun feminine one silenced, brought to silence (?; destroyed?) מִי כְצוֺר כְּדֻמָּה בְּתוֺךְ הַיָּ֑ם Ezek 27:32 (form pecul. & sense dubious: Baer כְּדֻמָֿה; Co כְּבֻדָּה from כָּבֹד adjective, compare Ezek 23:41; Ps 45:14) AV What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed (as though for מְדֻמָּה compare ההללה Ps 26:1 but Pi`el Punic not elsewhere) in the midst of the sea? RV like her that is brought to silence. — DlBaer Ezech p.xi. & Pr 64 derived, hesitantly, from II. דמם.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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