הַ/דָּ֛ם
𐤄/𐤃𐤌
hadam
the 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.
Leviticus 3:2 · Word #15
Lexicon H1818
| Lemma | דָּם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤌 |
| Transliteration | dâm |
| Strong's | H1818 |
| In-context | the blood |
Morphology HTd/Ncmsa
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 H1818-25
the lifeblood
| Root | דמם (d-m-m) |
| Core Meanings | blood, lifeblood, life-fluid, death through shedding, redness |
| Semantic Range | Literal blood of humans or animals; lifeblood as the seat of life; bloodshed or bloodguilt (often in plural forms); by extension the juice of grapes; figuratively violence or culpability. |
| Conceptual Significance | In the Hebrew Bible, blood signifies life itself and belongs to יהוה; it is central to sacrificial atonement and covenant rites, and its wrongful shedding brings guilt. The sanctity of "the lifeblood" undergirds prohibitions against consuming blood and frames themes of justice and redemption. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun common masculine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ־). No suffixes; definite and singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a masculine singular noun in the absolute state with the definite article ("the"). Rendering it as "the lifeblood" preserves the concrete sense of דָּם as the life-bearing fluid whose shedding brings death, reflecting the root’s association with blood as the vital substance. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root דמם (blood, lifeblood, life-fluid, death through shedding, redness)
| 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 |