Damascus
dam.me.seq is a proper place name used for a city, its rulers, territory, wealth, and borders in biblical narratives and oracles.
The term consistently functions as a proper place name. The verses locate rulers and armies there, refer to its wealth and trade, mark borders in relation to it, and address it in announcements of defeat or ruin.
Senses in use
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Proper name for a city and its associated place · dominant
The supplied occurrences tag the form as Noun · Proper. In Isaiah 7:8 the APB renders a clause in which it is the head of Aram and Rezin is its head; in 2 Kings 16:9 it is the place captured by the king of Assyria, while Ezekiel 47:16 uses it as a border marker and Ezekiel 27:18 names it as a trader.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across most occurrences, the APB presents the place name as “Damascus,” whether it is a destination, a political center, a source of wealth, or a border. In Song of Songs 7:5, the supplied APB wording does not visibly reflect the term; Its specific rendering there cannot be isolated.