Dâmâh — H1819

H1819 · Hebrew — דמה

Pronunciation: daw-maw'

Definition

verb

to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider

  1. to be like, resemble
    1. (Qal) to be like, resemble
    2. (Piel)
      1. to liken, compare
      2. to imagine, think
    3. (Hithpael) to make oneself like
    4. (Niphal)

Usually translated as

like, liken, think, use similitudes, compare, devise, mean

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Dâmâh occurs 30 times in 28 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (1), Judges (1), 2 Samuel (1), Esther (1), Psalms (5), Song of Songs (5), Isaiah (7), Jeremiah (1), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (4), Hosea (1)

Strong's Lexicon — D