What does לֹא · שׂוּם · דָּם mean in the Bible?
לֹא · שׂוּם · דָּם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles".
Hebrew · H3808, H7760, H1818
לֹא־תָשִׂים דָּמִים
Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles · to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically) · blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
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לֹאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
שׂוּםH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
Pronunciationśûm
Fundamental verb of causation and positioning: to place, assign, or establish something in a particular state or role.
Open lexicon entry →דָּםH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
Pronunciationdām
Blood as life-force whose shedding marks covenant, atonement, and culpability before God throughout scripture
Open lexicon entry →What does לֹא־תָשִׂים דָּמִים (lo-tasim damim) mean in the Bible?
לֹא · שׂוּם · דָּם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles".
Full entry for לֹא־תָשִׂים דָּמִים (H3808, H7760, H1818) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3808, H7760, H1818?
H3808, H7760, H1818 is connected to 6,138 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
Strong'sH3808, H7760, H1818
Lexical occurrences6,138 versesSource Gloss
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
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