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Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #7290 - רָדַם

Transliteration

râdam

Phonetics

raw-dam'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

2123

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

(Niphal) to be asleep, be unconscious, be in heavy sleep, fall into heavy sleep, be fast asleep

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1611 ‑ ἔκστασις (ek'‑stas‑is); 1839 ‑ ἐξίστημι (ex‑is'‑tay‑mee); 2284 ‑ θαμβέω (tham‑beh'‑o); 2660 ‑ κατανύσσω (kat‑an‑oos'‑so); 2837 ‑ κοιμάω (koy‑mah'‑o); 3573 ‑ νυστάζω (noos‑tad'‑zo); 4098 ‑ πίπτω (pip'‑to, pet'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (6)

Judges 1

Psalms 1

Daniel 2

Jonah 2

BSB (7)

Judges 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Daniel 2

Jonah 2

CSB (7)

Judges 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Daniel 2

Jonah 2

ESV (7)

Judges 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Daniel 2

Jonah 2

KJV (7)

Judges 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Daniel 2

Jonah 2

LEB (7)

Judges 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Daniel 2

Jonah 2

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (7)

Judges 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Daniel 2

Jonah 2

ASV (6)

and was fast asleep 1

are cast into a deep sleep 1

for he was in a deep sleep 1

then was i fallen into a deep sleep 1

unto him, what meanest thou, o sleeper 1

with me, i fell into a deep sleep 1

BSB (7)

and fell into a deep sleep 1

but he who sleeps 1

fell into a deep sleep 1

i fell into a deep sleep 1

lay sleeping 1

lie stunned 1

sleep 1

CSB (7)

asleep 1

lay still 1

sleep 3

sleeping 1

sleeps 1

ESV (7)

deep sleep 2

fast asleep 2

lay stunned 1

sleeper 1

sleeps 1

KJV (7)

asleep 2

sleep 3

sleeper 1

sleepeth 1

LEB (7)

and fell asleep 1

are you ⌊sound asleep⌋ 1

falling into a trance 1

he was fast asleep 1

he who sleeps 1

me i fell into a trance 1

slumber 1

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (7)

are cast into a deep sleep 1

but he who sleeps 1

for he was in a deep sleep 1

then was i fallen into a deep sleep 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2754) m d r (רדמ RDM) AC: Sleep CO: ? AB: ?: [from: md- sleeping silently]

V) m d r (רדמ RDM) - Sleep: To be in a deep sleep or trance. KJV (7): (vf: Niphal) deep sleep, fast asleep, sleeper - Strongs: H7290 (רָדַם)

i^f1) e m d r t (תרדמה TRDMH) - Trance: KJV (7): deep sleep - Strongs: H8639 (תַּרְדֵּמָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[רָדַם] verb Niph`al be in, or fall into, heavy sleep (Late Hebrew id.; compare Arabic

stop up (door, gap, etc.), whence perhaps be deaf (stopped up) to sounds, etc.); — Perfect 3 masculine singular נִרְדַּם Judges 4:21; 1 singular נִרְדַּמְתִּי Daniel 8:8; Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיֵּרָדֵם Jonah 1:5; Participle נִרְדָּם Proverbs 10:5 3t.; — be or fall fast asleep: Judges 4:21; Jonah 1:5 (after וַיִּשְׁכַב), Jonah 1:6 (participle, Ges^{§ 120b} Da^{Synt. § 70} (a)); participle as substantive נִרְדָּם בַּקָּצִיר Proverbs 10:5; of sleep of death Psalm 76:7; stunning effect of awe and dread Daniel 8:18; Daniel 10:9 (both + אָ֑רְצָה [ וּפָנַי ] עַלמָּֿנַי.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

רָדַם not used in Kal, pr. to snore, to sleep heavily, an onomatop. word. Compare Gr. δαρθάνω, δέρθω (to snore), and the Lat. dormio.

Niphal נִרְדַּם

(1) to sleep heavily, Proverbs 10:5; Jonah 1:5, Jonah 1:6.

(2) to fall down astounded, Daniel 8:18, 10:9 Psalms 76:7. Compare Judges 4:21.

Derivative, תַּרְדֵּמָה.

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List of Word Forms

וַיֵּרָדַֽם׃ וירדם׃ נִ֝רְדָּ֗ם נִרְדַּ֥מְתִּי נִרְדָּ֑ם נִרְדָּ֥ם נרדם נרדמתי nir·dām nir·dam·tî nirDam nirdām nirDamti nirdamtî vaiyeraDam way·yê·rā·ḏam wayyêrāḏam