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Psalms 102:7
“I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
דָּמָהdâmâh · daw-maw'
H1819 · Hebrew
H1819 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- compare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.
- Grammar
- דָּ֭מִיתִי — verb Qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 29 times in the Hebrew Bible.Numbers 33:56Judges 20:52 Samuel 21:5Esther 4:13Psalms 48:10
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read דָּמָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.