לְ/דָ֜ם

𐤋/𐤃𐤌

dâm

and blood

'Blood'—the vital fluid of humans and animals. Used concretely for physical blood in the body or shed in injury or sacrifice; also refers to life itself as represented by blood, bloodshed (especially as the taking of life or acts of violence), and metaphorically for guilt incurred by violence. In poetic or extended contexts, can signify the life force or mortality. In rare analogical usage, refers to grape juice as a symbol of blood, especially in ritual or poetic passages.

damu "blood" (Kirundi) · damu "blood" (Kinyarwanda) · damu "blood" (Luganda) +3 more

H1818

Deuteronomy 17:8 · Word #8

Lexicon H1818

Lemmaדָּם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤃𐤌
Transliterationdâm
Strong'sH1818
Definition'Blood'—the vital fluid of humans and animals. Used concretely for physical blood in the body or shed in injury or sacrifice; also refers to life itself as represented by blood, bloodshed (especially as the taking of life or acts of violence), and metaphorically for guilt incurred by violence. In poetic or extended contexts, can signify the life force or mortality. In rare analogical usage, refers to grape juice as a symbol of blood, especially in ritual or poetic passages.

Morphology HR/Ncmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phraseand blood

SIBI-P1 Translation H1818-29

to blood

Morphological NotesPreposition לְ + masculine singular common noun in the absolute state.
Rendering RationaleThe noun דָּם means "blood," the vital red life-fluid. The prefixed לְ marks direction or relation ("to/for"), so "to blood" preserves both the core meaning and the singular masculine absolute form.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

to blood

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleStandardized from "and blood".

Bantu Hebrew

לְ/דָ֜ם (dâm) — 'Blood'—the vital fluid of humans and animals. Used concretely for physical blood in the body or shed in injury or sacrifice; also refers to life itself as represented by blood, bloodshed (especially as the taking of life or acts of violence), and metaphorically for guilt incurred by violence. In poetic or extended contexts, can signify the life force or mortality. In rare analogical usage, refers to grape juice as a symbol of blood, especially in ritual or poetic passages.

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Word Meaning Language
damu blood Kirundi
damu blood Kinyarwanda
damu blood Luganda
damu blood Kikuyu
damu blood Swahili
damu blood Lingala