דּוּמָה
duma · silence
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1745 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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duma (דּוּמָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “silence”.
Figuratively, the place of the dead, where no voice is heard.
How to say it
du·ma
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The hushed place of the dead.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Psalms 94:17
Unless YHWH had been a help to me, my soul would soon have dwelt in the silence.
- Psalms 115:17
The dead do not praise Yah, nor any who go down into silence;