Dûwmâh — H1746

Definition

masculine proper noun

Dumah, a tribe and region of Arabia

1. Dumah = "silence"
2. n pr m
3. son of Ishmael and most probably the founder of the Ishmaelite tribe of Arabia
4. n pr loc
5. a town in the mountainous district of Judah, near Hebron
6. a mystical name of Edom indicating death and ruin

Usually translated as

Dumah

Origin

the same as H1745

• Same as Dûwmâh (H1745)

Occurrences

Dûwmâh occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Joshua (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Isaiah (1)

• Genesis 25:14 — And Mishma, and Dumah (וְדוּמָ֖ה), and Massa,
• Joshua 15:52 — Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,
• 1 Chronicles 1:30 — Mishma, and Dumah (וְדוּמָ֔ה), Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
• Isaiah 21:11 — The burden of Dumah (דּוּמָ֑ה). He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?