מִ/דַּ֤ם
𐤌/𐤃𐤌
midam
of 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 5:9 · Word #2
Lexicon H1818
| Lemma | דָּם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤌 |
| Transliteration | dâm |
| Strong's | H1818 |
| In-context | of the blood |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc
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 | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H1818-32
from blood of
| Root | דם (d-m) |
| Core Meanings | blood, lifeblood, that which is shed in death, vitality |
| Semantic Range | Literal blood of humans or animals; lifeblood as the seat of life; bloodshed; guilt for bloodshed; by extension, red liquid such as grape juice (wine). |
| Conceptual Significance | Blood in the Hebrew Bible represents life itself and is central to covenant, sacrifice, atonement, and justice. It signifies both the sanctity of life and the seriousness of bloodguilt, forming a foundational concept in Israel’s theology of life, death, and reconciliation. |
| Morphological Notes | Prefixed preposition מִן ("from") + masculine singular construct noun דָּם. The construct form requires a following genitive noun to complete the sense (“blood of …”). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun דָּם (blood) appears here in the masculine singular construct form with the prefixed preposition מִן (“from”). The rendering “from blood of” preserves the singular construct relationship, indicating that the blood belongs to or is associated with what follows in the phrase. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root דם (blood, lifeblood, that which is shed in death, vitality)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1818-02 |
badamim | in the bloods |
H1818-05 |
bedamekha | in your lifeblood |
H1818-06 |
bedamekhe | in your blood |
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 |