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H1818דָּםdam

bloodPart of speech: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

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Occurrences by book

  1. 11
  2. 29
  3. 88
  4. 15
  5. 23
  6. 5
  7. 1
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 8
  10. 12
  11. 12
  12. 13
  13. 4
  14. 8
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. Nehemiah: 0
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 2
  19. 21
  20. 8
  21. Ecclesiastes: 0
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 15
  24. 9
  25. 2
  26. 55
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. 5
  29. 4
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. 1
  33. 2
  34. 1
  35. 3
  36. 1
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. 2
  39. Malachi: 0

Renderings

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360 occurrences in 295 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Joshua 2:19

    And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless; and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.

    דָּמ֥וֹ (דָּמ֥) da.M “blood”דָּמ֣וֹ (דָּמ֣) da.M “blood”

  2. Joshua 20:3

    that the manslayer that killeth any person through error and unawares may flee thither; and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.

    הַדָּֽם׃ (דָּֽם) Dam “blood”

  3. Joshua 20:5

    And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver up the manslayer into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unawares, and hated him not beforetime.

    הַדָּם֙ (דָּם֙) Dam “blood”

  4. Joshua 20:9

    These were the appointed cities for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person through error might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before th

    הַדָּ֔ם (דָּ֔ם) Dam “blood”

  5. Judges 9:24

    that the violence done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.

    וְדָמָ֗ם (דָמָ֗) da.Ma “blood”

  6. 1 Samuel 14:32

    And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground; and the people did eat them with the blood.

    הַדָּֽם׃ (דָּֽם) Dam “blood”

  7. 1 Samuel 14:33

    Then they told Saul, saying: 'Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood.' And he said: 'Ye have dealt treacherously; roll a great stone unto me this day.'

    הַדָּ֑ם (דָּ֑ם) Dam “blood”

  8. 1 Samuel 14:34

    And Saul said: 'Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them: Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood.' And all the people brought every man

    הַדָּ֑ם (דָּ֑ם) Dam “blood”

  9. 1 Samuel 19:5

    for he put his life in his hand, and smote the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great victory for all Israel; thou sawest it, and didst rejoice; wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?'

    בְּדָ֣ם (דָ֣ם) Dam “blood”

  10. 1 Samuel 25:26

    Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from bloodguiltiness, and from finding redress for thyself with thine own hand, now therefore let thine enemies, and them that seek evil to my lord,

    בְדָמִ֔ים (דָמִ֔ים) da.Mim “blood<s>”

  11. 1 Samuel 25:31

    that this shall be no stumbling-block unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood without cause, or that my lord hath found redress for himself. And when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thy ha

    דָּם֙ dam “blood”

  12. 1 Samuel 25:33

    and blessed be thy discretion, and blessed be thou, that hast kept me this day from bloodguiltiness, and from finding redress for myself with mine own hand.

    בְדָמִ֔ים (דָמִ֔ים) da.Mim “blood<s>”

  13. 1 Samuel 26:20

    Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel is come out to seek a single flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.'

    דָּֽמִי֙ (דָּֽמִ) da.M “blood”

  14. 2 Samuel 1:16

    And David said unto him: 'Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying: I have slain the LORD'S anointed.'

    דָּמְךָ֖ (דָּמְ) da.mei. “blood”

  15. 2 Samuel 1:22

    From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.

    מִדַּ֣ם (דַּ֣ם) Dam “[the] blood of”

  16. 2 Samuel 3:27

    And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there in the groin, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

    בְּדַ֖ם (דַ֖ם) Dam “[the] blood”

  17. 2 Samuel 3:28

    And afterward when David heard it, he said: 'I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner;

    מִדְּמֵ֖י (דְּמֵ֖י) de.Mei “[the] blood<s> of”

  18. 2 Samuel 4:11

    How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed, shall I not now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?'

    דָּמוֹ֙ (דָּמ) da.M “blood”

  19. 2 Samuel 14:11

    Then said she: 'I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son.' And he said: 'As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.'

    הַדָּם֙ (דָּם֙) Dam “blood”

  20. 2 Samuel 16:7

    And thus said Shimei when he cursed: 'Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow;

    הַדָּמִ֖ים (דָּמִ֖ים) da.Mim “blood<s>”

  21. 2 Samuel 16:8

    the LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art taken in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of

    דְּמֵ֣י de.Mei “[the] blood<s> of”דָּמִ֖ים da.Mim “blood<s>”

  22. 2 Samuel 20:12

    And Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a garment over him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood sti

    בַּדָּ֖ם (דָּ֖ם) Dam “blood”

  23. 2 Samuel 21:1

    And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said: 'It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites.'

    הַדָּמִ֔ים (דָּמִ֔ים) da.Mim “blood<s>”

  24. 2 Samuel 23:17

    And he said: 'Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this; shall I drink the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives?' therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

    הֲדַ֤ם (דַ֤ם) Dam “[the] blood of”

  25. 1 Kings 2:5

    Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did unto me, even what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the bl

    דְּמֵֽי־ de.mei- “blood<s> of”דְּמֵ֣י de.Mei “blood<s> of”