דָּ֨ם
𐤃𐤌
dam
blood
from דָּמַם (compare אָדַם); 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); blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.
2 Kings 21:16 · Word #2
Lexicon H1818
| Lemma | דָּם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤌 |
| Transliteration | dâm |
| Strong's | H1818 |
| In-context | blood |
Morphology HNcmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H1818-10
life-blood
| Root | דמם (d-m-m) |
| Core Meanings | stillness, cessation, blood, life-fluid, deathly silence |
| Semantic Range | Literal blood of humans or animals; blood as the seat of life; bloodshed or violence (especially in plural forms); bloodguilt; by extension the juice of grapes (wine). |
| Conceptual Significance | In the Hebrew Scriptures, blood represents life itself and belongs to YHWH; its shedding signifies death and often guilt. It is central to covenant rituals, atonement, and sacrificial theology, underscoring the sacredness of life and the seriousness of violence and injustice. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun; appears in both absolute (cmsa) and construct (cmsc) forms in the data. No pronominal suffixes are present in these forms. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun is masculine singular (absolute or construct), so the rendering remains singular: "life-blood." Using "life-blood" preserves the concrete sense of blood as the vital fluid whose loss brings death, reflecting the root association with cessation or stillness (דמם) and the connection between blood and life in Hebrew thought. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root דמם (stillness, cessation, blood, life-fluid, deathly silence)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1818-01 |
badam | in the lifeblood |
H1818-03 |
bedam | in blood |
H1818-04 |
bedamayikhe | in your bloods |
Word Usage (361 occurrences of H1818)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 4:10 | דְּמֵ֣י | demey | of your bloods |
| Genesis 4:11 | דְּמֵ֥י | demey | blood |
| Genesis 9:4 | דָמ֖/וֹ | damo | its blood |