Lexicon :: Strong's H1819 - dāmâ

דָּמָה

Transliteration

dāmâ

Pronunciation

daw-maw'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 437

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

דָּמָה dâmâh, daw-maw'; a primitive root; to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider:—compare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's H1819 in the following manner: like (14x), liken (5x), thought (6x), compared (1x), devised (1x), meaneth (1x), similitudes (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's H1819 in the following manner: like (14x), liken (5x), thought (6x), compared (1x), devised (1x), meaneth (1x), similitudes (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to be like, resemble
1. (Qal) to be like, resemble
2. (Piel)
  1. to liken, compare
  2. to imagine, think
3. (Hithpael) to make oneself like
4. (Niphal)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

דָּמָה dâmâh, daw-maw'; a primitive root; to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider:—compare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H1819: Abbreviations

† I. דָּמָה verb be like, resemble (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic דְּמֵי, דְּמָא, axmD; compare H1825 דמין, a&yfmD price, Nabataean דמי id. (Nö in Eut^{Nab. Inscr. p. 35}); also aTxvumD, and axymuvD likeness (whence Arabic دُمْيَةً image, effigy, as loan-word Frä²⁷²) compare H1823 דְּמוּת) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ד׳ Ezekiel 31:8; Psalm 144:4; 3rd person feminine singular דָּֽמְתָה Songs 7:8; 2nd person masculine singular דָּמִיתָ Ezekiel 31:2, 18; 1st person singular דָּמִיתִי Psalm 102:7; 3rd person plural דָּמוּ Ezekiel 31:8; 1st person plural דָּמִינוּ Isaiah 1:9; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִדְמֶה Psalm 89:7; 1st person plural וְנִדְמֶה consecutive Isaiah 46:5; Imperative masculine singular דְּמֵה Songs 2:17; Songs 8:14; Participle דּוֺמֶה Songs 2:9; — be like, resemble, of external appearance, followed by לְ, Songs 7:8; Songs 2:9, 17; 8:14; followed by אֶלֿ Ezekiel 31:8 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 31:18 (all of tree, figurative of Pharaoh); of condition or quality followed by לְ Isaiah 1:9; Psalm 102:7; Psalm 144:4; so יִדְמֶה ליהוה_⬩⬩⬩מִי Psalm 89:7; also absolute Isaiah 46:5; followed by אֶל Ezekiel 31:2.
Pi. Perfect דִּמָּה 2 Samuel 21:5, דִּמִּיתָ Psalm 50:21; דִּמִּיתִי Numbers 33:56; Isaiah 14:24; suffix דִּמִּיתִיךָ Songs 1:9, דִּמּוּ 2 Samuel 21:5; Imperfect יְדַמֶּה Isaiah 10:7; 2nd person feminine singular תְּדַמִּי Esther 4:13 (jussive); אֲדַמֶּה Lamentations 2:13; Hosea 12:11; 2nd person masculine plural תְּדַמְּיוּן Isaiah 40:18; suffix תְּדַמְּיוּנִי Isaiah 40:25; Isaiah 46:5; — liken, compare; imagine, think, devise; —

1. liken, i.e. consider to be like, compare, causative of Qal followed by לְ of external appearance Songs 1:9; of quality or condition Isaiah 46:5 (object י׳) Lamentations 2:13; followed by אֶל of external appearance Isaiah 40:18, 25 (both object God in reference to idols); absolute use comparisons or similitudes (parables, symbols, etc.) Hosea 12:11 (subject י׳).

2. imagine, form an idea, devise 2 Samuel 21:5 (on context compare Dr); think, intend, followed by Infinitive Numbers 33:56 (J or H) Judges 20:5; Esther 4:13; absolute Isaiah 10:7; compare Isaiah 14:24; think that, followed by object clause (Imperfect without conjunction) Psalm 50:21; think of, followed by accusative Psalm 48:10.

Hithp. make oneself or become like; Imperfect אֶדַּמֶּה לְעֶלְיוֺן Isaiah 14:14 I will make myself like the Most High (on form compare Ges^{§ 54. 2}).

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

33:56; 33:56

Judges

20:5

2 Samuel

21:5; 21:5; 21:5

Esther

4:13; 4:13

Psalms

48:10; 50:21; 50:21; 89:7; 89:7; 102:7; 102:7; 144:4; 144:4

Song of Songs

1:9; 1:9; 2:9; 2:9; 2:17; 2:17; 7:8; 7:8; 8:14; 8:14

Isaiah

1:9; 1:9; 10:7; 10:7; 14:14; 14:24; 14:24; 40:18; 40:18; 40:25; 40:25; 46:5; 46:5; 46:5; 46:5

Lamentations

2:13; 2:13

Ezekiel

31:2; 31:2; 31:8; 31:8; 31:8; 31:18; 31:18

Hosea

12:11; 12:11

Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon [?]

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H1819 matches the Hebrew דָּמָה (dāmâ),
which occurs 29 times in 27 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Num 33:56

Num 33:56 - Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do^H6213 unto you, as I thought^H1819 to do^H6213 unto them.

Jdg 20:5

Jdg 20:5 - And the men^H1167 of Gibeah^H1390 rose^H6965 against me, and beset^H5437 ➔ the house^H1004 round about^H5437 upon me by night,^H3915 and thought^H1819 to have slain^H2026 me: and my concubine^H6370 have they forced,^H6031 that she is dead.^H4191

2Sa 21:5

2Sa 21:5 - And they answered^H559 the king,^H4428 The man^H376 that consumed^H3615 us, and that devised^H1819 against us that we should be destroyed^H8045 from remaining^H3320 in any of the coasts^H1366 of Israel,^H3478

Est 4:13

Est 4:13 - Then Mordecai^H4782 commanded^H559 to answer^H7725 Esther,^H635 Think^H1819 not with thyself^H5315 that thou shalt escape^H4422 in the king's^H4428 house,^H1004 more than all the Jews.^H3064

Psa 48:9

Psa 48:9 - We have thought^H1819 of thy lovingkindness,^H2617 O God,^H430 in the midst^H7130 of thy temple.^H1964

Psa 50:21

Psa 50:21 - These things hast thou done,^H6213 and I kept silence;^H2790 thou thoughtest^H1819 that I was altogether^H1961 such an one as thyself: but I will reprove^H3198 thee, and set them in order^H6186 before thine eyes.^H5869

Psa 89:6

Psa 89:6 - For who in the heaven^H7834 can be compared^H6186 unto the LORD?^H3068 who among the sons^H1121 of the mighty^H410 can be likened^H1819 unto the LORD?^H3068

Psa 102:6

Psa 102:6 - I am like^H1819 a pelican^H6893 of the wilderness:^H4057 I am like an owl^H3563 of the desert.^H2723

Psa 144:4

Psa 144:4 - Man^H120 is like^H1819 to vanity:^H1892 his days^H3117 are as a shadow^H6738 that passeth away.^H5674

Sng 1:9

Sng 1:9 - I have compared^H1819 thee, O my love,^H7474 to a company of horses^H5484 in Pharaoh's^H6547 chariots.^H7393

Sng 2:9

Sng 2:9 - My beloved^H1730 is like^H1819 a roe^H6643 or a young^H6082 hart:^H354 behold, he standeth^H5975 behind^H310 our wall,^H3796 he looketh forth^H7688 at the windows,^H2474 shewing^H6692 himself through the lattice.^H2762

Sng 2:17

Sng 2:17 - Until the day^H3117 break,^H6315 and the shadows^H6752 flee away,^H5127 turn,^H5437 my beloved,^H1730 and be thou like^H1819 a roe^H6643 or a young^H6082 hart^H354 upon the mountains^H2022 of Bether.^H1336

Sng 7:7

Sng 7:7 - This thy stature^H6967 is like^H1819 to a palm tree,^H8558 and thy breasts^H7699 to clusters^H811 of grapes.

Sng 8:14

Sng 8:14 - Make haste,^H1272 my beloved,^H1730 and be thou like^H1819 to a roe^H6643 or to a young^H6082 hart^H354 upon the mountains^H2022 of spices.^H1314

Isa 1:9

Isa 1:9 - Except^H3884 the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 had left^H3498 unto us a very small^H4592 remnant,^H8300 we should have been^H1961 as Sodom,^H5467 and we should have been like^H1819 unto Gomorrah.^H6017

Isa 10:7

Isa 10:7 - Howbeit he meaneth^H1819 not so, neither doth his heart^H3824 think^H2803 so; but it is in his heart^H3824 to destroy^H8045 and cut off^H3772 nations^H1471 not a few.^H4592

Isa 14:14

Isa 14:14 - I will ascend^H5927 above the heights^H1116 of the clouds;^H5645 I will be like^H1819 the most High.^H5945

Isa 14:24

Isa 14:24 - The LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 hath sworn,^H7650 saying,^H559 Surely as I have thought,^H1819 so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed,^H3289 so shall it stand:^H6965

Isa 40:18

Isa 40:18 - To whom then will ye liken^H1819 God?^H410 or what likeness^H1823 will ye compare^H6186 unto him?

Isa 40:25

Isa 40:25 - To whom then will ye liken^H1819 me, or shall I be equal?^H7737 saith^H559 the Holy One.^H6918

Isa 46:5

Isa 46:5 - To whom will ye liken^H1819 me, and make me equal,^H7737 and compare^H4911 me, that we may be like?^H1819

Lam 2:13

Lam 2:13 - What thing shall I take to witness^H5749^H5749 for thee? what thing^H4100 shall I liken^H1819 to thee, O daughter^H1323 of Jerusalem?^H3389 what shall I equal^H7737 to thee, that I may comfort^H5162 thee, O virgin^H1330 daughter^H1323 of Zion?^H6726 for thy breach^H7667 is great^H1419 like the sea:^H3220 who can heal^H7495 thee?

Eze 31:2

Eze 31:2 - Son^H1121 of man,^H120 speak^H559 unto Pharaoh^H6547 king^H4428 of Egypt,^H4714 and to his multitude;^H1995 Whom art thou like^H1819 in thy greatness?^H1433

Eze 31:8

Eze 31:8 - The cedars^H730 in the garden^H1588 of God^H430 could not hide^H6004 him: the fir trees^H1265 were not like^H1819 his boughs,^H5589 and the chesnut trees^H6196 were not like his branches;^H6288 nor any tree^H6086 in the garden^H1588 of God^H430 was like^H1819 unto him in his beauty.^H3308

Eze 31:18

Eze 31:18 - To whom art thou thus like^H1819 in glory^H3519 and in greatness^H1433 among the trees^H6086 of Eden?^H5731 yet shalt thou be brought down^H3381 with the trees^H6086 of Eden^H5731 unto the nether parts^H8482 of the earth:^H776 thou shalt lie^H7901 in the midst^H8432 of the uncircumcised^H6189 with them that be slain^H2491 by the sword.^H2719 This is Pharaoh^H6547 and all his multitude,^H1995 saith^H5002 the Lord^H136 GOD.^H3069

Eze 32:2

Eze 32:2 - Son^H1121 of man,^H120 take up^H5375 a lamentation^H7015 for Pharaoh^H6547 king^H4428 of Egypt,^H4714 and say^H559 unto him, Thou art like^H1819 a young lion^H3715 of the nations,^H1471 and thou art as a whale^H8577^H8565 in the seas:^H3220 and thou camest forth^H1518 with thy rivers,^H5104 and troubledst^H1804 the waters^H4325 with thy feet,^H7272 and fouledst^H7515 their rivers.^H5104

Hos 12:10

Hos 12:10 - I have also spoken^H1696 by the prophets,^H5030 and I have multiplied^H7235 visions,^H2377 and used similitudes,^H1819 by the ministry^H3027 of the prophets.^H5030