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dūmā דּוּמָה ‘Dumah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as dūmā דּוּמָה ‘silence’
Roots: דומה

dūmā pr n m pers + pr n loc
Dumah = "silence"
n pr m
1) son of Ishmael and most probably the founder of the Ishmaelite tribe of Arabia
n pr loc
2) a town in the mountainous district of Judah, near Hebron
3) a mystical name of Edom indicating death and ruin

Mentioned in Genesis 25:14 Joshua 15:52 Isaiah 21:11 1 Chronicles 1:30

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