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דָּם360 noun masculineGen 9:6 blood (Late Hebrew id., Arabic , Ethiopic Assyrian damu Nor239 ZimBP 72, 76; Aramaic דַּם, דְּמָא , ) — absolute ׳ד Gen 37:22 + 154 t.; construct דַּם Gen 9:6 + 62 t.; suffix דָּמִי 1Sam 26:20 + 3 t.; דָּֽמְךָ 2Sam 1:16 (Qr; Kt דמיך) + 4 t.; דָּמֵךְ Ezek 16:22 + 3 t.; דָּמוֺ Gen 9:4 + 30 t.; דָּמָהּ Lev 4:30 (twice in verse) + 11 t.; דִּמְכֶם Gen 9:5 דָּמָם Lev 16:27 + 11 t.; plural דָּמִים Exod 4:25 + 35 t.; construct דְּמֵי Gen 4:10 + 18 t.; suffix דָּמֶיךָ 2Sam 1:16 Kt (Qr דָּֽמְךָ); דָּמַיִךְ Ezek 16:6 (3 t. in verse); Ezek 16:9 דָּמָיו Lev 20:9 + 3 t.; דָּמֶיהָ Lev 12:7 + 2 t.; דְּמֵיהֶם Lev 20:11 + 5 t.; — 2. usually blood become visible,
a. as from a wound
הַמַּכָּה ׳ד 1Kgs 22:35 (compare
חֲתַן דָּמִים Exod 4:25;
Exod 4:26 see below
h); licked by dogs
1Kgs 21:19 (twice in verse);
1Kgs 22:38;
Ezek 32:6 from the nose
Prov 30:33 bloody issue of a woman
Lev 15:19 compare v
Lev 15:25 plural
דְּמֵי טָֽהֳרָה Lev 12:4;
Lev 12:5, &
מְקֹר דָּמֶיהָ v
Lev 12:7 (all
P)
Lev 20:18 (
H); blood in which child welters
Ezek 16:6 (twice in verse);
Ezek 16:22 + v
Ezek 16:6 (strike out
A B Co and others); of goat
Gen 37:31 (
JE); of slain bird
Lev 14:6;
Lev 14:51;
Lev 14:52.
b. often object of
שָׁפַךְ,
spill, shed Gen 9:6 (
P)
Gen 37:22 (
E)
Num 35:33 (
P)
Lev 17:4 (
H)
Deut 21:7;
1Sam 25:31;
1Kgs 18:28;
2Kgs 21:16;
2Kgs 24:4;
1Chr 22:8;
Ezek 16:38;
Ezek 22:4;
Ezek 22:6;
Ezek 22:9;
Ezek 22:12;
Ezek 22:27;
Ezek 23:45;
Ezek 33:25;
Ezek 36:18 (strike out
B Co)
Prov 1:16 also
Ps 79:3 שָֽׁפְכוּ דָמָם כַּמַּיִם;
שֹׁפֵךְ דָּם a blood-shedder Ezek 18:10 עִיר שֹׁפֶכֶת דָּם Ezek 22:3 compare v
Ezek 22:4 (also
1Kgs 2:31;
Jer 22:3;
Jer 22:17;
1Chr 22:8;
1Chr 28:3;
Prov 6:17;
Lam 4:13); less often subject of passive
שָׁפוּךְ,
נִשְׁפָּךְ, etc.
Gen 9:6;
Num 35:33 (both
P)
Deut 19:10;
Zeph 1:17;
Ps 79:10.
c. דַּם חָלָל Deut 32:42 (song)
blood of slain;
חֲלָלִים ׳ד 2Sam 1:22 so
Num 23:24 (
JE), object of
שָׁתָה, of Israel under figure of lion; compare also
Ezek 39:17;
Ezek 39:18;
Ezek 39:19, &
2Sam 23:17 =
1Chr 11:19 (
דַּם הָאֲנָשִׁים hyperbole for imperilled life); as food of young eagles
Job 39:30.
d. often of
innocent blood, i.e. blood shed with injustice & cruelty,
דָּם נָקִי Deut 21:8;
Deut 21:9;
1Sam 19:5;
2Kgs 21:16;
2Kgs 24:4;
Ps 94:21;
Ps 106:38 compare v
Ps 94:38;
Prov 6:17;
Isa 59:7;
Jer 7:6;
Jer 22:3 (also
Jer 26:15);
דָּם נָקִיא Joel 4:19;
Jonah 1:14 also in construct
דַּם נָקִי Deut 19:10 compare
Deut 27:25 לְהַכּוֺת נֶפֶשׁ ׳נ ׳ד;
דַּם הַנָּקִי Deut 19:13;
Jer 22:17;
2Kgs 24:4 דַּם נְקִיִּים Jer 19:4 דַּם נַפְשׁוֺת אֶבְיוֺנִים נְקִיִּים Jer 2:34 further
דַּם צַדִּיקִים Lam 4:13 דְּמֵי חִנָּם 1Kgs 2:31 in
Ps 31:10 דָּמִי =
my death (||
רִדְתִּי אֶלשַֿׁחַת).
e. evenger of blood גֹּאֵל הַדָּם Num 35:19;
Num 35:21;
Num 35:24;
Num 35:25;
Num 35:27 (twice in verse) (all
P);
Deut 19:6;
Deut 19:12;
Josh 20:3;
Josh 20:5;
Josh 20:9;
2Sam 14:11.
feminine plural
דָּמִים of abundance, blood in quantity, hence sometimes of blood shed by rude violence, and of blood-stains; —
Gen 4:10;
Gen 4:11(
J) as crying from the ground for vengeance (compare
RSSemitic i. 397), compare also
2Sam 3:28;
2Sam 16:8;
2Kgs 9:26 (twice in verse);
Isa 1:15;
Isa 9:4;
Isa 26:21;
(3 t. in verse);
Ezek 16:9;
Ezek 16:36 (on text of v
Ezek 16:6 see above)
Zech 9:7;
2Chr 24:25 דְּמֵי אָדָם Hab 2:8;
Hab 2:17, and in other connections; but interchangeably with singular
2Sam 3:27;
2Sam 20:12;
2Kgs 9:33;
Isa 34:3;
Isa 34:6 (twice in verse);
Isa 34:7;
Ezek 21:37;
Ezek 22:13 (plural
Co)
Ezek 24:8 (twice in verse) and elsewhere; see especially
אֶרֶץ אַלתְּֿכַסִּי דָמִי Job 16:18 דְּמֵי ירושׁלם blood-stains of Jerusalem Isa 4:4 = slaughter, singular
Gen 37:26 (
J)
Jer 48:10;
Ezek 5:17;
Ezek 28:23 (||
דֶּבֶר)
Ezek 38:22 (|| id.);
דַּםעֲֿבָדָיו Deut 32:43 (song: compare
Ps 79:10); plural
דְּמֵי עֲבָדַי 2Kgs 9:7 (twice in verse);
דְּמֵי יִזְרְעֶאל Hos 1:4 bloodshed at Jezreel; compare
דָּמִים בְּדָמִים נָגָ֑עוּ Hos 4:2 דְּמֵי מִלְחָמָה 1Kgs 2:5 (twice in verse); in
Ezek 9:9 וַתִּמָּלֵא הָאָרֶץ חָמָס (
Baer) read
דָּמִים for
חָמָס see
d. H. Vrss Co Comm.;
אָרַב לְדָם lie in wait for blood Prov 1:11 compare v
Prov 1:18;
Prov 12:6;
Mic 7:2 דָּמִים of a
plan of murder Isa 33:15 (object of
שׁמע);
מִשְׁפַּט דָּמִים Ezek 7:23 bloody crime; as symbol of oppression, violence
Mic 3:10 (||
עַוְלָה),
Hab 2:12 (|| id.)
g. דָּמִים =
guilt of bloodshed, blood-guiltiness Exod 22:1, then more generally,
mortal sin (
RSOTJC 417, 2nd ed. 441, compare
Ezek 18:13)
Ps 51:16 (compare
Hos 12:15); also
בּוֺא בְדָמִים 1Sam 25:26;
1Sam 25:33.
h. plural also in pharses:
חֲתַן דָּמִים bloody bridegroom Exod 4:25;
Exod 4:26 also those denoting character, chiefly in poetry,
אִישׁ דָּמִים bloody man (sanguinary)
2Sam 16:8;
Ps 5:7 אִישׁ הַדָּמִים 2Sam 16:7 אַנְשֵׁי דָּמִים,
Ps 26:9;
Ps 55:24;
Ps 59:3;
Ps 139:19;
Prov 29:10 ואלבֵּֿית הַדָּמִים bloody house 2Sam 21:1 but read with
ᵐ5 We Dr ואל בֵּיתֹה דמים,
& on his house is blood;
עִיר דָּמִים Nah 3:1 עִיר הַדָּמִים Ezek 22:2;
Ezek 24:6 + v
Ezek 24:9 (strike out
B Co).
i. דָּמָיו בּוֺ his blood is in (upon) him, he is responsible for his own death
Lev 20:9 compare v
Lev 20:11 v
Lev 20:12 v
Lev 20:13 v
Lev 20:16 v
Lev 20:27 (all
H),
Ezek 18:13 ( +
יִהְיֶה);
דָּמוֺ בּוֺ Ezek 33:5 דָּמוֺ בְּראֹשׁוֺ Josh 2:19 (twice in verse); so with
שָׁבוּ 1Kgs 2:33,
יִהְיֶה v
1Kgs 2:37;
Ezek 33:4 דָּֽמְ֯יךָ עַל ראֹשֶׁ֑ךָ 2Sam 1:16, and
אֶתדָּֿמוֺ עַלרֿאֹשׁוֺ ׳הֵשִׁיב י 1Kgs 2:32 also
לֹא תָשִׂים דָּמִים בְּבֵיתְךָ Deut 22:8 and
דָּמָם לָשׂוּם עַל אֲבִימֶלֶךְ Judg 9:24 נָתַן דָּם על (אלׅ Jer 26:15;
Jonah 1:14 וְהָיָה עָלָיךָ דָּמִים Deut 19:10, see
2Sam 21:1 above; also singular
Ezek 22:4 בְּדָמֵךְ אָשַׁמְתְּ, and as subject of
יֵחָשֵׁב לְ shall be imputed to Lev 17:4 (
H);
אֵין לוֺ דָמִים Exod 22:1 compare v.
Exod 22:2 (both
J E) & (singular)
Num 35:27 (
P).
j. of judicial process in case of bloodshed
דָּבָר לַמִּשְׁפָּט בֵּיןדָּֿם לְדָם Deut 17:8 compare
2Chr 19:10 לֹא תַּעֲמֹד עַלדַּֿם רֵעֶ֑ךָ Lev 19:16 (
H).
k. in phrase
require blood at the hand of, exact vengeance (for it) from,
דָּרַשׁ דָּמוֺ מִיַּד Ezek 33:6;
Gen 9:5 דָּמוֺ נִדְרָשׁ Gen 42:22 (
E); absolute
דֹּרשׁ דמים Ps 9:13 אֲבַקֵּשׁ אֶתדָּֿמוֺ מִיֶּדְכֶם 2Sam 4:11 compare
Ezek 3:18;
Ezek 3:20;
Ezek 33:8 עַלֿ ׳פָּקַד ד Hos 1:4 ׳וְנִקֵּיתִי ד Joel 4:21;
Ezek 35:6 (4 t. in verse); compare on the other hand
׳אַליִֿפֹּל דָּמִי אַרְצָה מִנֶּגֶד פְּנֵי י 1Sam 26:20 i.e. let it not de unavenged.
3. blood used with religious significance,
a. blood of passover-lamb
Exod 12:7;
Exod 12:13 (twice in verse) (all
P) v
Exod 12:22 v
Exod 12:22 v
Exod 12:23 (all
J E); note also
דַּם הַבְּרִית, i.e. blood by which covenant was ratified
Exod 24:8 (
JE)
Zech 9:11.
b. blood used in ritual,
Lev 17:11 הַדָּם הוּא בַּנֶּפֶשׁ יְכַפֵּר (
H); compare
2Chr 29:24 also
Ezek 44:7;
Ezek 44:15 (both ||
חֵלָב); further
Lev 1:5;
Isa 1:11;
Ps 50:13 thrown on altar, verb
זָרַק usually with
עַל Exod 24:6 (
JE)
Exod 29:16;
Exod 29:20;
Lev 1:5;
Lev 1:11;
Lev 3:2;
Lev 3:8;
Lev 3:13;
Lev 7:2;
Lev 7:14;
Lev 8:19;
Lev 8:24;
Lev 9:12;
Lev 9:18 (all
P)
Lev 17:6 (
H)
Num 18:17 (
P)
Ezek 43:18;
2Kgs 16:13;
2Kgs 16:15 (twice in verse);
2Chr 29:22 (3 t. in verse); compare
2Chr 30:16 sprinkled, verb
הִזָּה Lev 5:9;
Lev 16:19 (both
P); sprinkled toward tent of meeting (verb
הִזָּה)
Num 19:4 (twice in verse) (
P); brought into tent of meeting
Lev 4:5;
Lev 4:16;
Lev 6:23 compare
Lev 10:18 (all
P); sprinkled toward the holy of holies (verb
הִזָּה)
Lev 4:6 (twice in verse);
Lev 4:17;
Lev 16:14 (twice in verse) (all
P); brought within the veil on day of atonement
Lev 16:15 (3 t. in verse) (compare v
Lev 16:14) v
Lev 16:27 (all
P); thrown on people
Exod 24:8 (
J E;
זָרַק); sprinkled on priests (
הִזָּה)
Exod 29:21;
Lev 8:30 (both
P); on garment (in sanctuary,
הִזָּה)
Lev 6:20 (
P); applied with finger to horns of altar
Exod 29:12;
Lev 4:7;
Lev 4:18;
Lev 4:25;
Lev 4:30;
Lev 4:34;
Lev 8:15;
Lev 9:9 (3 t. in verse);
Lev 16:18 (twice in verse) (all
P; also
Ezek 45:19)
Ezek 43:20 applied to tip of right ear of priest
Exod 29:20;
Lev 8:23;
Lev 8:24 (all
P; also
Lev 14:14;
Lev 14:25 P); poured out at base of altar (
שָׁפַךְ אֶלֿ)
Exod 29:12;
Lev 4:7;
Lev 4:18;
Lev 4:25;
Lev 4:30;
Lev 4:34 (all
P); compare with
מָצָה (Niph`al)
Lev 1:15;
Lev 5:9 with
יָצַק Lev 8:15 (all
P); half of blood put in basons
Exod 24:6 (
JE); blood poured out on altar
Deut 12:27 (twice in verse); blood of red heifer burned
Num 19:5 (
P); see further such terms as
דַּם זִבְחִי Exod 23:18;
Exod 34:25 (both
J E) (compare
Deut 12:27;
2Kgs 16:15);
דַּם הַשְּׁלָמִים Lev 7:33 (
P; compare v
Lev 7:14);
דַּם חַטָּאת הַכִּפֻּרִים Exod 30:10 (
P) compare
Ezek 45:19 דַּם הָאָשָׁם Lev 14:14;
Lev 14:17;
Lev 14:25;
Lev 14:28 (see
זֶבַח,
שֶׁלֶם,
חַטָּאת,
אָשָׁם);
דַּםחֲֿזִיר,
swine's blood, as heathen offering
Isa 66:3 compare
נִסְכֵּיהֶם מִדָּם Ps 16:4 (see
Che).
4. figurative of wine
דַּםעֲֿנָבִים Gen 49:11 (blessing of Jacob ||
יַיִן); compare
Deut 32:14 (song)
דַּם עֵנָב תִּשְׁתֶּהחָֿ֑מֶר. —
בְּדָֽמְךָ Ezek 19:10 probably textual error compare
VB;
Da prop:
בְּרוּמָהּ in her height.