What does דָּמַם · אַהֲרוֹן mean in the Bible?
דָּמַם · אַהֲרוֹן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to be dumb ; by implication, to be astonished , to stop ; also to perish".
Hebrew · H1826, H175
וַיִּדֹּם אַהֲרֹן
To be dumb ; by implication, to be astonished , to stop ; also to perish · Aharon , the brother of Moses
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דָּמַם H1826 to be dumb ; by implication, to be astonished , to stop ; also to perish
Pronunciation dôm
Silence as enforced cessation: muteness, astonishment, or death—states of forced inaction and speechlessness
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אַהֲרוֹן H175 Aharon , the brother of Moses
Pronunciation ʾahărwōn
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What does וַיִּדֹּם אַהֲרֹן (wayyiddōm ʾahărōn) mean in the Bible?
דָּמַם · אַהֲרוֹן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to be dumb ; by implication, to be astonished , to stop ; also to perish".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1826, H175?
H1826, H175 is connected to 377 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to be dumb ; by implication, to be astonished , to stop ; also to perish
Source Gloss
to be dumb ; by implication, to be astonished , to stop ; also to perish
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 19
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 4×
Imperfect 1Sam 2:9 · Jer 49:26 · Jer 50:30 3×
Jussive Jer 51:6 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 15×
Imperfect Exod 15:16 · Lam 2:10 · Ps 31:18 · Amos 5:13 · Ps 30:13 · Jer 48:2 6×
Sequential imperfect Ezek 24:17 · Josh 10:12 · Ps 37:7 · 1Sam 14:9 · Isa 23:2 · Ps 62:6 6×
Perfect Job 30:27 · Ps 35:15 2×
Jussive Lam 2:18 1×
Word Origins
וַיִּדֹּם אַהֲרֹן is built from these roots:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G2 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain