Hebrew word study
דָּם H1818
- Transliteration
- dâm
- Pronunciation
- dawm
- KJV glosses
- blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.
Lexical summary
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)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information