ʻâmam — H6004

Definition

verb

to associate; by implication, to overshadow (by huddling together)

1. to dim, darken, grow dark
1. (Qal) to dim, eclipse, be held dark
2. (Hophal) to be dimmed, grow dark

Usually translated as

hide, become dim

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• aírō (G142)
• amḗn (G281)
• thaumastós (G2298)
• thélō (G2309)
• peíthō (G3982)
• pisteúō (G4100)
• pistóō (G4104)

Occurrences

ʻâmam occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (2)

• Lamentations 4:1 — How is the gold become dim (יוּעַ֣ם)! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.
• Ezekiel 28:3 — Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide (עֲמָמֽוּךָ) from thee:
• Ezekiel 31:8 — The cedars in the garden of God could not hide (עֲמָמֻהוּ֮) him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.