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Lexicon :: Strong's H1818 - dām

Aa
דָּם
Transliteration
dām
Pronunciation
dawm
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 436

Strong’s Definitions

דָּם dâm, dawm; from H1826 (compare H119); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood):—blood(-y, -guiltiness), (-thirsty), + innocent.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 361x

The KJV translates Strong's H1818 in the following manner: blood (342x), bloody (15x), person (with H5315) (1x), bloodguiltiness (1x), bloodthirsty (with H582) (1x), variations of 'blood' (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 361x
The KJV translates Strong's H1818 in the following manner: blood (342x), bloody (15x), person (with H5315) (1x), bloodguiltiness (1x), bloodthirsty (with H582) (1x), variations of 'blood' (1x).
  1. blood

    1. of wine (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דָּם dâm, dawm; from H1826 (compare H119); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood):—blood(-y, -guiltiness), (-thirsty), + innocent.
STRONGS H1818: Abbreviations
דָּם 360 noun masculineGenesis 9:6 blood (Late Hebrew id., Arabic دَمً, Ethiopic ደም፡ Assyrian damu Nor239 ZimBP 72, 76; Aramaic דַּם, דְּמָא MeD, axmD) — absolute ד׳ Genesis 37:22 154 times; construct דַּם Genesis 9:6 + 62 times; suffix דָּמִי 1 Samuel 26:20 + 3 times; דָּֽמְךָ 2 Samuel 1:16 (Qr; Kt דמיך) + 4 times; דָּמֵךְ Ezekiel 16:22 + 3 times; דָּמוֺ Genesis 9:4 + 30 times; דָּמָהּ Leviticus 4:30 (twice in verse) + 11 times; דִּמְכֶם Genesis 9:5; דָּמָם Leviticus 16:27 + 11 times; plural דָּמִים Exodus 4:25 + 35 times; construct דְּמֵי Genesis 4:10 + 18 times; suffix דָּמֶיךָ 2 Samuel 1:16 Kt (Qr דָּֽמְךָ); דָּמַיִךְ Ezekiel 16:6 (3 times in verse); Ezekiel 16:9; דָּמָיו Leviticus 20:9 + 3 times; דָּמֶיהָ Leviticus 12:7 + 2 times; דְּמֵיהֶם Leviticus 20:11 + 5 times; —
1. blood of man or animal, = the life (נֶפֶשׁ) Genesis 9:4 (P) Deuteronomy 12:23; Leviticus 17:14 (twice in verse) (H); compare נֶפֶשׁ הַבָּשָׂר בַּדָּם הִוא Leviticus 17:11 (H) & דִּמְכֶם לְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם Genesis 9:5 (P); see also Psalm 72:14 וְיֵיקַר דָּמָם בְּעֵינָיו; hence blood of animals not to be eaten Leviticus 3:17; Leviticus 7:26, 27(all P) Leviticus 17:10 (twice in verse); Leviticus 17:12 (twice in verse); Leviticus 17:14; Leviticus 19:26 (all H) Deuteronomy 12:16, 23; Deuteronomy 15:23; 1 Samuel 14:32, 33, 34; Ezekiel 33:25 (compare RSK 310), but to be poured out & covered with dust Leviticus 17:13 (compare RSSemitic i. 216 f.).
2. usually blood become visible,
a. as from a wound הַמַּכָּה ד׳ 1 Kings 22:35 (compare חֲתַן דָּמִים Exodus 4:25, 26 see below h); licked by dogs 1 Kings 21:19 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 22:38; Ezekiel 32:6; from the nose Proverbs 30:33; bloody issue of a woman Leviticus 15:19 compare Leviticus 15:25; plural דְּמֵי טָֽהֳרָה Leviticus 12:4, 5, & מְקֹר דָּמֶיהָ Leviticus 12:7 (all P) Leviticus 20:18 (H); blood in which child welters Ezekiel 16:6 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 16:22 + Ezekiel 16:6 (strike out A B Co and others); of goat Genesis 37:31 (JE); of slain bird Leviticus 14:6, 51, 52.
b. often object of שָׁפַךְ, spill, shed Genesis 9:6 (P) Genesis 37:22 (E) Numbers 35:33 (P) Leviticus 17:4 (H) Deuteronomy 21:7; 1 Samuel 25:31; 1 Kings 18:28; 2 Kings 21:16; 2 Kings 24:4; 1 Chronicles 22:8; Ezekiel 16:38; Ezekiel 22:4, 6, 9, 12, 27; Ezekiel 23:45; Ezekiel 33:25; Ezekiel 36:18 (strike out B Co) Proverbs 1:16 also Psalm 79:3 שָֽׁפְכוּ דָמָם כַּמַּיִם; שֹׁפֵךְ דָּם a blood-shedder Ezekiel 18:10; עִיר שֹׁפֶכֶת דָּם Ezekiel 22:3 compare Ezekiel 22:4 (also 1 Kings 2:31; Jeremiah 22:3, 17; 1 Chronicles 22:8; 1 Chronicles 28:3; Proverbs 6:17; Lamentations 4:13); less often subject of passive שָׁפוּךְ, נִשְׁפָּךְ, etc. Genesis 9:6; Numbers 35:33 (both P) Deuteronomy 19:10; Zephaniah 1:17; Psalm 79:10.
c. דַּם חָלָל Deuteronomy 32:42 (song) blood of slain; חֲלָלִים ד׳ 2 Samuel 1:22 so Numbers 23:24 (JE), object of שָׁתָה, of Israel under figure of lion; compare also Ezekiel 39:17, 18, 19, & 2 Samuel 23:17 = 1 Chronicles 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 Deuteronomy 21:8, 9; 1 Samuel 19:5; 2 Kings 21:16; 2 Kings 24:4; Psalm 94:21; Psalm 106:38 compare Psalm 94:38; Proverbs 6:17; Isaiah 59:7; Jeremiah 7:6; Jeremiah 22:3 (also Jeremiah 26:15); דָּם נָקִיא Joel 4:19; Jonah 1:14; also in construct דַּם נָקִי Deuteronomy 19:10; compare Deuteronomy 27:25 לְהַכּוֺת נֶפֶשׁ נ׳ ד׳; דַּם הַנָּקִי Deuteronomy 19:13; Jeremiah 22:17; 2 Kings 24:4; דַּם נְקִיִּים Jeremiah 19:4; דַּם נַפְשׁוֺת אֶבְיוֺנִים נְקִיִּים Jeremiah 2:34; further דַּם צַדִּיקִים Lamentations 4:13; דְּמֵי חִנָּם 1 Kings 2:31; in Psalm 31:10 דָּמִי = my death (|| רִדְתִּי אֶלשַֿׁחַת).
e. evenger of blood גֹּאֵל הַדָּם Numbers 35:19, 21, 24, 25, 27 (twice in verse) (all P); Deuteronomy 19:6, 12; Joshua 20:3, 5, 9; 2 Samuel 14:11.
f. plural דָּמִים of abundance, blood in quantity, hence sometimes of blood shed by rude violence, and of blood-stains; — Genesis 4:10, 11(J) as crying from the ground for vengeance (compare RSSemitic i. 397), compare also 2 Samuel 3:28; 2 Samuel 16:8; 2 Kings 9:26 (twice in verse); Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 9:4; Isaiah 26:21; Ezekiel 16:6 (3 times in verse); Ezekiel 16:9, 36 (on text of Ezekiel 16:6 see above) Zechariah 9:7; 2 Chronicles 24:25; דְּמֵי אָדָם Habakkuk 2:8, 17, and in other connections; but interchangeably with singular 2 Samuel 3:27; 2 Samuel 20:12; 2 Kings 9:33; Isaiah 34:3, 6 (twice in verse); Isaiah 34:7; Ezekiel 21:37; Ezekiel 22:13 (plural Co) Ezekiel 24:8 (twice in verse) and elsewhere; see especially אֶרֶץ אַלתְּֿכַסִּי דָמִי Job 16:18; דְּמֵי ירושׁלם blood-stains of Jerusalem Isaiah 4:4; = slaughter, singular Genesis 37:26 (J) Jeremiah 48:10; Ezekiel 5:17; Ezekiel 28:23 (|| דֶּבֶר) Ezekiel 38:22 (|| id.); דַּםעֲֿבָדָיו Deuteronomy 32:43 (song: compare Psalm 79:10); plural דְּמֵי עֲבָדַי 2 Kings 9:7 (twice in verse); דְּמֵי יִזְרְעֶאל Hosea 1:4; bloodshed at Jezreel; compare דָּמִים בְּדָמִים נָגָ֑עוּ Hosea 4:2; דְּמֵי מִלְחָמָה 1 Kings 2:5 (twice in verse); in Ezekiel 9:9 וַתִּמָּלֵא הָאָרֶץ חָמָס (Baer) read דָּמִים for חָמָס see d. H. Vrss Co Comm.; אָרַב לְדָם lie in wait for blood Proverbs 1:11 compare Proverbs 1:18; Proverbs 12:6; Micah 7:2; דָּמִים of a plan of murder Isaiah 33:15 (object of שׁמע); דָּמִים מִשְׁפַּט Ezekiel 7:23 bloody crime; as symbol of oppression, violence Micah 3:10 (|| עַוְלָה), Habakkuk 2:12 (|| id.)
g. דָּמִים = guilt of bloodshed, blood-guiltiness Exodus 22:1, then more generally, mortal sin (RSOTJC 417, 2nd ed. 441, compare Ezekiel 18:13) Psalm 51:16 (compare Hosea 12:15 [Hosea 12:14]); also בּוֺא בְדָמִים 1 Samuel 25:26, 33.
h. plural also in phrases: חֲתַן דָּמִים bloody bridegroom Exodus 4:25, 26; also those denoting character, chiefly in poetry, אִישׁ דָּמִים bloody man (sanguinary) 2 Samuel 16:8; Psalm 5:7 אִישׁ הַדָּמִים 2 Samuel 16:7; אַנְשֵׁי דָּמִים, Psalm 26:9; Psalm 55:24; Psalm 59:3; Psalm 139:19; Proverbs 29:10; ואלבֵּֿית הַדָּמִים bloody house 2 Samuel 21:1 but read with Greek Version of the LXX We Dr ואל בֵּיתֹה דמים, & on his house is blood; עִיר דָּמִים Nahum 3:1; עִיר הַדָּמִים Ezekiel 22:2; Ezekiel 24:6 + Ezekiel 24:9 (strike out B Co).
i. דָּמָיו בּוֺ his blood is in (upon) him, he is responsible for his own death Leviticus 20:9 compare Leviticus 20:11; Leviticus 20:12; Leviticus 20:13; Leviticus 20:16; Leviticus 20:27 (all H), Ezekiel 18:13)+ יִהְיֶה); דָּמוֺ בּוֺ Ezekiel 33:5; דָּמוֺ בְּראֹשׁוֺ Joshua 2:19 (twice in verse); so with שָׁבוּ 1 Kings 2:33, יִהְיֶה 1 Kings 2:37; Ezekiel 33:4; דָּֽמְ֯יךָ עַל ראֹשֶׁ֑ךָ 2 Samuel 1:16, and אֶתדָּֿמוֺ עַלרֿאֹשׁוֺ הֵשִׁיב י׳ 1 Kings 2:32; also לֹא תָשִׂים דָּמִים בְּבֵיתְךָ Deuteronomy 22:8; and דָּמָם לָשׂוּם עַל אֲבִימֶלֶךְ Judges 9:24; (אל) על דָּם נָתַן Jeremiah 26:15; Jonah 1:14; וְהָיָה עָלָיךָ דָּמִים Deuteronomy 19:10, see 2 Samuel 21:1 above; also singular Ezekiel 22:4 בְּדָמֵךְ אָשַׁמְתְּ, and as subject of יֵחָשֵׁב לְ shall be imputed to Leviticus 17:4 (H); אֵין לוֺ דָמִים Exodus 22:1 compare Exodus 22:2 (both J E) & (singular) Numbers 35:27 (P).
j. of judicial process in case of bloodshed דָּבָר לְדָם בֵּין־דָּם לַמִּשְׁפָּט Deuteronomy 17:8 compare 2 Chronicles 19:10; לֹא תַּעֲמֹד עַלדַּֿם רֵעֶ֑ךָ Leviticus 19:16 (H).
k. in phrase require blood at the hand of, exact vengeance (for it) from, דָּרַשׁ דָּמוֺ מִיַּד Ezekiel 33:6; Genesis 9:5; דָּמוֺ נִדְרָשׁ Genesis 42:22 (E); absolute דֹּרשׁ דמים Psalm 9:13; אֲבַקֵּשׁ אֶתדָּֿמוֺ מִיֶּדְכֶם 2 Samuel 4:11 compare Ezekiel 3:18, 20; Ezekiel 33:8; עַל־ ד׳ פָּקַד Hosea 1:4; וְנִקֵּיתִי ד׳ Joel 4:21; Ezekiel 35:6 (4 times in verse); compare on the other hand י׳ פְּנֵי מִנֶּגֶד אַרְצָה דָּמִי אַל־יִפֹּל 1 Samuel 26:20 i.e. let it not be unavenged.
l. of blood as defiling a land Numbers 35:33 (P) compare Psalm 106:38 (plural בדמים); עֲקֻבָּה מִדָּם Hosea 6:8 of a city foot-printed (VB) with blood; defiling hands Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 59:3; Lamentations 4:14 compare Ezekiel 23:37, 45; further, of blood as oppressing one who has shed it עָשֻׁק בְּדַם נֶפֶשׁ Proverbs 28:17.
m. atonement for blood-guilt is expressed by הַדָּם לָהֶם וְנִכַּפֵּר Deuteronomy 21:8 (on form of verb compare Ges§ 55, 9 & Di).
n. blood (-shedding) as connected with divine wrath וְשָׁפַכְתִּ֫י חֲמָתִי עָלָיהָ בְּדָם Ezekiel 14:19; דַּם חֵמָה וְקִנְאָה Ezekiel 16:38; see further אַשְׁכִּיר חִצַּי מִדָּם Deuteronomy 32:42, compare Jeremiah 46:10; compare also of human vengeance by divine help יִרְחַץ בְּדַם הָרָשָׁע Psalm 58:11; תִּמֲחַץ רַגְלְךָ בְּדָם Psalm 68:24; note further Isaiah 49:26; Ezekiel 39:19 (in both figurative of being drunk with blood); then of simple human vengeance וְהוֺרַדְתָּ֫ אֶתשֵֿׂיבָתוֺ בְּדָם שְׁאוֺל 1 Kings 2:9.
o. of water turned into blood (singular) in Egypt, by divine power Exodus 4:9 (J) Exodus 7:17, 20 (JE) Exodus 7:19; Exodus 7:19; Exodus 7:21 (P) Psalm 78:44; Psalm 105:29; compare Isaiah 15:9 & Ezekiel 32:6; further, of appearance of blood in sky Joel 3:3, & of colour of moon Joel 2:4; specifically of red colour of water אֲדֻמִּים כַּדָּם 2 Kings 3:22 compare 2 Kings 3:23.
3. blood used with religious significance,
a. blood of passover-lamb Exodus 12:7, 13 (twice in verse) (all P) Exodus 12:22; Exodus 12:22; Exodus 12:23 (all J E); note also דַּם הַבְּרִית, i.e. blood by which covenant was ratified Exodus 24:8 (JE) Zechariah 9:11.
b. blood used in ritual, Leviticus 17:11 יְכַפֵּר בַּנֶּפֶשׁ הוּא הַדָּם (H); compare 2 Chronicles 29:24; also Ezekiel 44:7, 15 (both || חֵלָב); further Leviticus 1:5; Isaiah 1:11; Psalm 50:13; thrown on altar, verb זָרַק usually with עַל Exodus 24:6 (JE) Exodus 29:16, 20; Leviticus 1:5, 11; Leviticus 3:2, 8, 13; Leviticus 7:2, 14; Leviticus 8:19, 24; Leviticus 9:12, 18 (all P) Leviticus 17:6 (H) Numbers 18:17 (P) Ezekiel 43:18; 2 Kings 16:13, 15 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 29:22 (3 times in verse); compare 2 Chronicles 30:16; sprinkled, verb הִזָּה Leviticus 5:9; Leviticus 16:19 (both P); sprinkled toward tent of meeting (verb הִזָּה) Numbers 19:4 (twice in verse) (P); brought into tent of meeting Leviticus 4:5, 16; Leviticus 6:23; compare Leviticus 10:18 (all P); sprinkled toward the holy of holies (verb הִזָּה) Leviticus 4:6 (twice in verse); Leviticus 4:17; Leviticus 16:14 (twice in verse) (all P); brought within the veil on day of atonement Leviticus 16:15 (3 times in verse) (compare Leviticus 16:14) Leviticus 16:27 (all P); thrown on people Exodus 24:8 (J E; זָרַק); sprinkled on priests (הִזָּה) Exodus 29:21; Leviticus 8:30 (both P); on garment (in sanctuary, הִזָּה) Leviticus 6:20 (P); applied with finger to horns of altar Exodus 29:12; Leviticus 4:7, 18, 25, 30, 34; Leviticus 8:15; Leviticus 9:9 (3 times in verse); Leviticus 16:18 (twice in verse) (all P; also Ezekiel 45:19) Ezekiel 43:20; applied to tip of right ear of priest Exodus 29:20; Leviticus 8:23, 24 (all P; also Leviticus 14:14, 25 P); poured out at base of altar (שָׁפַךְ אֶלֿ) Exodus 29:12; Leviticus 4:7, 18, 25, 30, 34 (all P); compare with מָצָה (Niph.) Leviticus 1:15; Leviticus 5:9; with יָצַק Leviticus 8:15 (all P); half of blood put in basons Exodus 24:6 (JE); blood poured out on altar Deuteronomy 12:27 (twice in verse); blood of red heifer burned Numbers 19:5 (P); see further such terms as דַּם זִבְחִי Exodus 23:18; Exodus 34:25 (both J E) (compare Deuteronomy 12:27; 2 Kings 16:15); דַּם הַשְּׁלָמִים Leviticus 7:33 (P; compare Leviticus 7:14); הַכִּפֻּרִים חַטָּאת דַּם Exodus 30:10 (P) compare Ezekiel 45:19; דַּם הָאָשָׁם Leviticus 14:14, 17, 25, 28; (see זֶבַח, שֶׁלֶם, חַטָּאת, אָשָׁם); דַּםחֲֿזִיר, swine's blood, as heathen offering Isaiah 66:3; compare נִסְכֵּיהֶם מִדָּם Psalm 16:4 (see Che).
4. figurative of wine דַּםעֲֿנָבִים Genesis 49:11 (blessing of Jacob || יַיִן); compare Deuteronomy 32:14 (song) דַּם עֵנָב תִּשְׁתֶּהחָֿ֑מֶר. — בְּדָֽמְךָ Ezekiel 19:10 probably textual error compare VB; Da prop: בְּרוּמָהּ in her height.
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Genesis

4:10; 4:10; 4:11; 9:4; 9:4; 9:5; 9:5; 9:5; 9:6; 9:6; 9:6; 9:6; 37:1; 37:22; 37:22; 37:26; 37:31; 42:22; 49:11

Exodus

4:9; 4:25; 4:25; 4:25; 4:26; 4:26; 7:17; 7:19; 7:19; 7:20; 7:21; 12:7; 12:13; 12:22; 12:22; 12:23; 22:1; 22:1; 22:2; 23:18; 24:6; 24:6; 24:8; 24:8; 29:12; 29:12; 29:16; 29:20; 29:20; 29:21; 30:10; 34:25

Leviticus

1:5; 1:5; 1:11; 1:15; 3:2; 3:8; 3:13; 3:17; 4:5; 4:6; 4:7; 4:7; 4:16; 4:17; 4:18; 4:18; 4:25; 4:25; 4:30; 4:30; 4:30; 4:34; 4:34; 5:9; 5:9; 6:20; 6:23; 7:2; 7:14; 7:14; 7:26; 7:27; 7:33; 8:15; 8:15; 8:19; 8:23; 8:24; 8:24; 8:30; 9:9; 9:12; 9:18; 10:18; 12:4; 12:5; 12:7; 12:7; 14:6; 14:14; 14:14; 14:17; 14:25; 14:25; 14:28; 14:51; 14:52; 15:19; 15:25; 16:14; 16:14; 16:15; 16:18; 16:19; 16:27; 16:27; 17:4; 17:4; 17:6; 17:10; 17:11; 17:11; 17:12; 17:13; 17:14; 17:14; 19:16; 19:26; 20:9; 20:9; 20:11; 20:11; 20:12; 20:13; 20:16; 20:18; 20:27

Numbers

18:17; 19:4; 19:5; 23:24; 35:19; 35:21; 35:24; 35:25; 35:27; 35:27; 35:33; 35:33; 35:33

Deuteronomy

12:16; 12:23; 12:23; 12:27; 12:27; 15:23; 17:8; 19:6; 19:10; 19:10; 19:10; 19:12; 19:13; 21:7; 21:8; 21:8; 21:9; 22:8; 27:25; 32:14; 32:42; 32:42; 32:43

Joshua

2:19; 20:3; 20:5; 20:9

Judges

9:24

1 Samuel

14:32; 14:33; 14:34; 19:5; 25:26; 25:31; 25:33; 26:20; 26:20

2 Samuel

1:16; 1:16; 1:16; 1:22; 3:27; 3:28; 4:11; 14:11; 16:7; 16:8; 16:8; 20:12; 21:1; 21:1; 23:17

1 Kings

2:5; 2:9; 2:31; 2:31; 2:32; 2:33; 2:37; 18:28; 21:19; 22:35; 22:38

2 Kings

3:22; 3:23; 9:7; 9:26; 9:33; 16:13; 16:15; 16:15; 21:16; 21:16; 24:4; 24:4; 24:4

1 Chronicles

11:19; 22:8; 22:8; 28:3

2 Chronicles

19:10; 24:25; 29:22; 29:24; 30:16

Job

16:18; 39:30

Psalms

5:7; 9:13; 16:4; 26:9; 31:10; 50:13; 51:16; 58:11; 59:3; 68:24; 72:14; 78:44; 79:3; 79:10; 79:10; 94:21; 105:29; 106:38; 106:38; 139:19

Proverbs

1:11; 1:16; 1:18; 6:17; 6:17; 12:6; 28:17; 29:10; 30:33

Isaiah

1:11; 1:15; 1:15; 4:4; 9:4; 15:9; 26:21; 33:15; 34:3; 34:6; 34:7; 49:26; 59:3; 59:7; 66:3

Jeremiah

2:34; 7:6; 19:4; 22:3; 22:3; 22:17; 22:17; 26:15; 26:15; 46:10; 48:10

Lamentations

4:13; 4:13; 4:14

Ezekiel

3:18; 3:20; 5:17; 7:23; 9:9; 14:19; 16:6; 16:6; 16:6; 16:6; 16:6; 16:9; 16:9; 16:22; 16:22; 16:36; 16:38; 16:38; 18:10; 18:13; 18:13; 19:10; 22:2; 22:3; 22:4; 22:4; 22:4; 22:6; 22:9; 22:12; 22:13; 22:27; 23:37; 23:45; 23:45; 24:6; 24:8; 24:9; 28:23; 32:6; 32:6; 33:4; 33:5; 33:6; 33:8; 33:25; 33:25; 35:6; 36:18; 38:22; 39:17; 39:18; 39:19; 39:19; 43:18; 43:20; 44:7; 44:15; 45:19; 45:19

Hosea

1:4; 1:4; 4:2; 6:8; 12:14

Joel

2:4; 3:3

Jonah

1:14; 1:14

Micah

3:10; 7:2

Nahum

3:1

Habakkuk

2:8; 2:12; 2:17

Zephaniah

1:17

Zechariah

9:7; 9:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1818 matches the Hebrew דָּם (dām),
which occurs 361 times in 295 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 6 (Num 19:5–1Ki 2:5)

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:5 -

“The cow is to be burned in his sight. Its hide, flesh, and blood are to be burned along with its waste.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:24 -

A people rise up like a lioness;

they rouse themselves like a lion.

They will not lie down until they devour the prey

and drink the blood of the slain.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:19 -

“The avenger of blood himself is to kill the murderer; when he finds him, he is to kill him.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:21 -

“or if in hostility he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must be put to death; he is a murderer. The avenger of blood is to kill the murderer when he finds him.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:24 -

“the assembly is to judge between the person who kills someone and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:25 -

“The assembly is to protect the one who kills someone from the avenger of blood. Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge he fled to, and he must live there until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:27 -

“and the avenger of blood finds him outside the border of his city of refuge and kills him, the avenger will not be guilty of bloodshed,

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:33 -

“Do not defile the land where you live, for bloodshed defiles the land, and there can be no atonement for the land because of the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of the person who shed it.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:16 -

“but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:23 -

“But don’t eat the blood, since the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:27 -

“Present the meat and blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD your God. The blood of your other sacrifices is to be poured out beside the altar of the LORD your God, but you may eat the meat.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:23 -

“But you must not eat its blood; pour it on the ground like water.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:8 -

“If a case is too difficult for you ​— ​concerning bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults ​— ​cases disputed at your city gates, then go up to the place the LORD your God chooses.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:6 -

“Otherwise, the avenger of blood in the heat of his anger[fn] might pursue the one who committed manslaughter, overtake him because the distance is great, and strike him dead. Yet he did not deserve to die,[fn] since he did not previously hate his neighbor.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:10 -

“In this way, innocent blood will not be shed, and you will not become guilty of bloodshed in the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:12 -

“the elders of his city are to send for him, take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood and he will die.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:13 -

“Do not look on him with pity but purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, and you will prosper.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:7 -

“They will declare, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood; our eyes did not see it.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:8 -

“LORD, wipe away the guilt of your people Israel whom you redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.’ Then the responsibility for bloodshed will be wiped away from them.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:9 -

“You must purge from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, for you will be doing what is right in the LORD’s sight.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:8 -

“If you build a new house, make a railing around your roof, so that you don’t bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:25 -

“‘The one who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person is cursed.’

And all the people will say, ‘Amen! ’

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:14 -

curds from the herd and milk from the flock,

with the fat of lambs,

rams from Bashan, and goats,

with the choicest grains of wheat;

you drank wine from the finest grapes.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:42 -

“I will make my arrows drunk with blood

while my sword devours flesh —

the blood of the slain and the captives,

the heads of the enemy leaders.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:43 -

Rejoice, you nations, concerning his people,[fn]

for he will avenge the blood of his servants.[fn]

He will take vengeance on his adversaries;[fn]

he will purify his land and his people.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:19 -

“If anyone goes out the doors of your house, his death will be his own fault, and we will be innocent. But if anyone with you in the house should be harmed, his death will be our fault.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 20:3 -

“so that a person who kills someone unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 20:5 -

“And if the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not hand the one who committed manslaughter over to him, for he killed his neighbor accidentally and did not hate him beforehand.

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These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and the aliens residing among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die at the hand of the avenger of blood until he stands before the assembly.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:24 -

so that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood would be avenged on their brother Abimelech, who killed them, and on the citizens of Shechem, who had helped him kill his brothers.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:32 -

they rushed to the plunder, took sheep, goats, cattle, and calves, slaughtered them on the ground, and ate meat with the blood still in it.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:33 -

Some reported to Saul, “Look, the troops are sinning against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.”

Saul said, “You have been unfaithful. Roll a large stone over here at once.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:34 -

He then said, “Go among the troops and say to them, ‘Let each man bring me his ox or his sheep. Do the slaughtering here and then you can eat. Don’t sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood in it.’ ” So every one of the troops brought his ox that night and slaughtered it there.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:5 -

“He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason? ”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:26 -

“Now my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live ​— ​it is the LORD who kept you from participating in bloodshed and avenging yourself by your own hand—may your enemies and those who intend to harm my lord be like Nabal.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:31 -

“there will not be remorse or a troubled conscience for my lord because of needless bloodshed or my lord’s revenge. And when the LORD does good things for my lord, may you remember me your servant.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:33 -

“May your discernment be blessed, and may you be blessed. Today you kept me from participating in bloodshed and avenging myself by my own hand.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:20 -

“So don’t let my blood fall to the ground far from the LORD’s presence, for the king of Israel has come out to search for a single flea, like one who pursues a partridge in the mountains.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:16 -

For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood is on your own head because your own mouth testified against you by saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’ ”

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:22 -

Jonathan’s bow never retreated,

Saul’s sword never returned unstained,[fn]

from the blood of the slain,

from the flesh[fn] of the mighty.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:27 -

When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside to the middle of the city gate, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died in revenge for the death of Asahel,[fn] Joab’s brother.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:28 -

David heard about it later and said, “I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:11 -

“How much more when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house on his own bed! So now, should I not require his blood from you and purge you from the earth? ”

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:11 -

She replied, “Please, may the king invoke the LORD your God, so that the avenger of blood will not increase the loss, and they will not eliminate my son! ”

“As the LORD lives,” he vowed, “not a hair of your son will fall to the ground.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:7 -

Shimei said as he cursed, “Get out, get out, you man of bloodshed, you wicked man!

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:8 -

“The LORD has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul in whose place you became king, and the LORD has handed the kingdom over to your son Absalom. Look, you are in trouble because you’re a man of bloodshed! ”

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:12 -

Now Amasa had been writhing in his blood in the middle of the highway, and the man had seen that all the troops stopped. So he moved Amasa from the highway to the field and threw a garment over him because he realized that all those who encountered Amasa were stopping.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:1 -

During David’s reign there was a famine for three successive years, so David inquired[fn] of the LORD. The LORD answered, “It is due to Saul and to his bloody family, because he killed the Gibeonites.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:17 -

David said, “LORD, I would never do such a thing! Is this not the blood of men who risked their lives? ” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three warriors.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:5 -

“You also know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me and what he did to the two commanders of Israel’s army, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He murdered them in a time of peace to avenge blood shed in war. He spilled that blood on his own waistband and on the sandals of his feet.[fn]


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