מִ/דַּמֶּ֖שֶׂק
𐤌/𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒
Dameseq
from Damascus
Proper noun referring to the city of Damascus, the ancient and continuously inhabited urban center located northeast of Israel in the region traditionally associated with Aram (Syria). In biblical contexts, דַּמֶּשֶׂק identifies the political, economic, and cultural heart of the Aramean kingdoms and their later successors. Over time, serves as a denotation for the city itself and by extension its rulers and inhabitants in historical narratives, prophetic oracles, and genealogical lists.
Isaiah 17:3 · Word #5
Lexicon H1834
| Lemma | דַּמֶּשֶׂק |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒 |
| Transliteration | Dameseq |
| Strong's | H1834 |
| Definition | Proper noun referring to the city of Damascus, the ancient and continuously inhabited urban center located northeast of Israel in the region traditionally associated with Aram (Syria). In biblical contexts, דַּמֶּשֶׂק identifies the political, economic, and cultural heart of the Aramean kingdoms and their later successors. Over time, serves as a denotation for the city itself and by extension its rulers and inhabitants in historical narratives, prophetic oracles, and genealogical lists. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | from Damascus |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1834-13
from Damascus
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מִן ("from") prefixed to proper noun דַּמֶּשֶׂק (Damascus), singular toponym. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition מִן ("from") prefixed to the proper noun דַּמֶּשֶׂק, referring to the city of Damascus. The rendering preserves the prepositional prefix and treats the toponym as a geographic name without imposing any artificial Hebrew root meaning. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
from Dameseq
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Damascus |