What does רָדַם · καθεύδω mean in the Bible?
רָדַם · καθεύδω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to sleep deeply or neglect responsibility".
Hebrew · H7290, G2518
רָדַם
To stun , i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death) · to sleep
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רָדַם H7290 to stun , i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death)
καθεύδω G2518 to sleep
Pronunciation katheúdō
Sleep as metaphor for death or spiritual insensibility, not mere physical rest
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What does רָדַם (radam) mean in the Bible?
רָדַם · καθεύδω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to sleep deeply or neglect responsibility".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7290, G2518?
H7290, G2518 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to sleep deeply or neglect responsibility
Source Gloss
to sleep deeply or neglect responsibility
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 1 Aligned forms 6
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 6×
Participle active Dan 10:9 · Jonah 1:6 · Judg 4:21 · Prov 10:5 · Ps 76:7 5×
Perfect Dan 8:18 1×
Word Origins
רָדַם is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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