Biblica Analytica

דָּמָה

da.mah (H1820)

to cease

15 verses 7 books OT 13 / NT 0
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The Hebrew word, דָּמָה (da.mah, H1820), is a verb that primarily means "to cease" or "to stop." Its appearance in the Bible totals 15 occurrences. This term is associated with the Semantic domain of Physical Action, which encompasses actions taken in the physical world. Its usage reveals that הָדם (da.mah) can be applied to various situations, from stopping physical activities like labor or action, to halting emotional responses like weeping or crying. This breadth of application suggests that the word has a versatile nature, capable of describing a range of physical and emotional cessation events. The significance of this word lies in its ability to describe transitions or conclusions in physical or emotional processes. By conveying the idea of stopping or ceasing, הָדם (da.mah) forms an essential part of Hebrew narrative and description, particularly in expressions of completion, rest, or termination in the context of biblical accounts.

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Psalms 49:12

But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.

Psalms 49:20

A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.

Isaiah 6:5

Then I said, “Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell among a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Armies!”

Isaiah 15:1

The burden of Moab. For in a night, Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to nothing. For in a night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to nothing.

Jeremiah 14:17

“You shall say this word to them: “ ‘Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.

Jeremiah 47:5

Baldness has come on Gaza; Ashkelon is brought to nothing, the remnant of their valley: how long will you cut yourself?

Lamentations 3:49

My eye pours down and doesn’t cease, without any intermission,

Hosea 4:5

You will stumble in the day, and the prophet will also stumble with you in the night; and I will destroy your mother.

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children.

Hosea 10:7

Samaria and her king float away, like a twig on the water.

Hosea 10:15

So Bethel will do to you because of your great wickedness. At daybreak the king of Israel will be destroyed.

Obadiah 1:5

“If thieves came to you, if robbers by night—oh, what disaster awaits you—wouldn’t they only steal until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn’t they leave some gleaning grapes?

Zephaniah 1:11

Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone! All those who were loaded with silver are cut off.