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דּוּמִיָּה

𐤃𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤄

dûwmîyâh

H1747 noun

SILEX Entry

Root דמה to be silent, to resemble, to cease

Definition

State of stillness, silence, or quiet; particularly, the absence of speech or sound, either literally or metaphorically. Used to denote both a physical silence and an inward, reflective stillness (e.g., awaiting an event or response, especially from the divine). May connote patience, expectation, or awe.

Semantic Range

silence, stillness, quiet, absence of sound, state of expectant or attentive waiting, inward composure or calm, patient expectation, awe-filled hush

Root / Etymology

From the root דמה (damah), which primarily means 'to be or become like, to resemble,' but in certain stems and derivatives also developed the sense 'to be silent, to cease.' The noun דּוּמִיָּה (dûwmîyâh) arises from this latter semantic stream, denoting a state of silence or stillness as a cessation or withholding of sound or activity.

Historical & Contextual Notes

דּוּמִיָּה is primarily attested in poetic texts, particularly in Psalms, synonymous and sometimes interchangeable with דֻּמִיָּה (dummîyâh). It tends to indicate a deliberate, attentive silence rather than mere absence of noise—often the silence of waiting, expectation, or awe, especially in relation to the divine. The sense of 'trust' sometimes found in traditional translations arises from the association of waiting in silent expectation. In the post-exilic and later poetic tradition, it continues to represent not only a literal quiet but also an inner composure or quietness of spirit. English Bible translations sometimes render the term simply as 'silence,' 'stillness,' or 'quiet,' though nuances of waiting or patient expectation may not always come through. Compare דָּמָה (damah, 'to be silent, to cease'), which is the verbal root, and חֲרִישׁוּת (ḥărīšût, 'silence'), which emphasizes muteness or the absence of speech specifically.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from דָּמָה; stillness; adverbially, silently; abstractly quiet, trust; silence, silent, waiteth.

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Root Family

דמה (d-m-h) — to be silent, to cease, to resemble

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1745 דּוּמָה silence
H1819 דָּמָה I will liken
H1820 דָּמָה I have fallen silent
H1821 דְּמָה one who resembles
H1822 דֻּמָּה like silence

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1747-01 דֽוּמִיָּ֥ה dumiyah HNcfsa silence stillness 4

Occurrences in Scripture

4 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1747-01 Psalms 22:3 דֽוּמִיָּ֥ה dumiyah HNcfsa silence stillness
H1747-01 Psalms 39:3 ד֭וּמִיָּה dumiyah HNcfsa with silence stillness
H1747-01 Psalms 62:2 דּֽוּמִיָּ֣ה dumiyah HNcfsa silence stillness
H1747-01 Psalms 65:2 דֻֽמִיָּ֬ה dumiyah HNcfsa silence stillness
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