דממה

Hebrew

FWOTD – 27 November 2017

Root
ד־מ־ם (d-m-m)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /dmaˈma/

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Noun

דְּמָמָה • (dmamá) f

1. silence, stillness, calm
   • 1 Kings 19:11-12 with Stone Tanach translation

     וַיֹּאמֶר, צֵא וְעָמַדְתָּ בָהָר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה, וְהִנֵּה יְהוָה עֹבֵר וְרוּחַ גְּדוֹלָה וְחָזָק מְפָרֵק הָרִים וּמְשַׁבֵּר סְלָעִים לִפְנֵי יְהוָה, לֹא בָרוּחַ יְהוָה; וְאַחַר הָרוּחַ רַעַשׁ, לֹא בָרַעַשׁ יְהוָה.
     וְאַחַר הָרַעַשׁ אֵשׁ, לֹא בָאֵשׁ יְהוָה; וְאַחַר הָאֵשׁ, קוֹל דְּמָמָה דַקָּה.

     [The word of God] then said, "Go out [of the cave] and stand on the mountain before God." And behold God was passing, and a great, powerful wind, smashing mountains and breaking rocks, went before Hashem. "God is not in the wind!" [Elijah was told], After the wind came an earthquake. "God is not in the earthquake."
     After the earthquake came a fire. "God is not in the fire." After the fire came a still, thin sound.

Synonyms

• רוגע / רֹגַע