Strong's Hebrew · H1826
דָּמַם
dâmam · daw-man'
cease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.
Definition
to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish
Derivation
Appears 30 times in Scripture
“On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.””
“Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.”
“O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.”
“because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—”
“If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them.”
“He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.”
“I am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me.”
“Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.”
“So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.””
“and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).