1745. dumah
Strong's Lexicon
dumah: Dumah

Original Word: דּוּמָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: duwmah
Pronunciation: DOO-mah
Phonetic Spelling: (doo-maw')
Definition: Dumah
Meaning: silence, death

Word Origin: Derived from the root דָּמַם (damam), meaning "to be silent" or "to be still."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Dumah in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew texts.

Usage: In the Bible, "Dumah" is used as a proper noun referring to a geographical location and a person. It is often associated with silence or stillness, reflecting its root meaning. Dumah is mentioned as a descendant of Ishmael and as a region or tribe in the Arabian desert.

Cultural and Historical Background: Dumah is traditionally understood to be one of the twelve sons of Ishmael, making it a part of the broader narrative of the descendants of Abraham. The region associated with Dumah is thought to be located in the Arabian Peninsula, possibly linked to the oasis of Dumat al-Jandal in modern-day Saudi Arabia. This area was historically significant as a trade route and a place of settlement for various tribes.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a silence
NASB Translation
silence (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. דּוּמָה noun feminine silence; — ׳ד = שְׁאוֺל Psalm 94:17, ׳יֹרְדֵי ד Psalm 115:17; also Isaiah 21:11 מַשָּׂא דּוּמָה oracle of silence, i.e. of concealment, hidden meaning, according to Ew Di, but see II. ׳ד, 3

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
silence

From an unused root meaning to be dumb (compare damah); silence; figuratively, death -- silence.

see HEBREW damah

Forms and Transliterations
דוּמָ֣ה דוּמָֽה׃ דומה דומה׃ ḏū·māh duMah ḏūmāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 94:17
HEB: כִּמְעַ֓ט ׀ שָֽׁכְנָ֖ה דוּמָ֣ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃
NAS: have dwelt in [the abode of] silence.
KJV: had almost dwelt in silence.
INT: soon have dwelt silence my soul

Psalm 115:17
HEB: כָּל־ יֹרְדֵ֥י דוּמָֽה׃
NAS: [do] any who go down into silence;
KJV: neither any that go down into silence.
INT: any go silence

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1745
2 Occurrences


ḏū·māh — 2 Occ.















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