Lexicon
דָּהַם
da.ham
H1724
H:V Hebrew

to astonish

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da.ham describes being portrayed as a confused man, unable to act decisively in Jeremiah 14:9.

The sole attested use portrays someone as bewildered or incapacitated, likened in Jeremiah 14:9 to a man confused and a warrior unable to save.

Senses in use

  1. Bewildered and unable to act · dominant

    In Jeremiah 14:9, the Niphal participle masculine singular absolute occurs in a comparison asking why the LORD should be like a man in such a state. The APB renders the comparison as "like a man confused," followed by the parallel image of "a warrior unable to save."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 14:9, the APB presents the comparison with "a man confused." The precise contribution of the Hebrew form cannot be isolated beyond the verse's portrayal of bewilderment and inability to save.

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