עָמַם

«עָמַם» in the Tanakh dictionary: darken — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 2 times · Key: 6004 · BDB: עָמַם²

Glosses

it.is.dimmed (1); people (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

darken tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. darken, dim tree →

The whole BDB entry

vb. darken, dim (NH id.; Arabic غَمَّ cover, veil, conceal; 𝔗 עֲמַם grow dark);— Pf. 3 pl. sf. עֲמַמֻהוּ Ez 31:8 dub., but prob. (as Thes) cedars did not eclipse him; עֲמָמוּךָ 28:3 no secret do they hold dark (= is held dark) for thee (Ges§ 117 x). Impf. 3 ms. יוּעַם זָהָב La 4:1 (fig.) how is the gold dimmed! cf. Bu.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «עָמַם» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Ezekiel 28:3

הִנֵּ֥ה חָכָ֛ם אַתָּ֖ה מִדָּֽנִיֵּ֑אלכָּל־סָת֖וּם לֹ֥א עֲמָמֽוּךָ׃

Word for word: there! [are].wise you more than.Daniel all [that.which.is].kept.secret not people hold.dark.from.you

JPS 1917: Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel! there is no secret that they can hide from thee!

Lamentations 4:1

אֵיכָה֙ יוּעַ֣ם זָהָ֔ב יִשְׁנֶ֖א הַכֶּ֣תֶם הַטּ֑וֹב תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֙כְנָה֙ אַבְנֵי־קֹ֔דֶשׁ בְּרֹ֖אשׁ כָּל־חוּצֽוֹת׃ס

Word for word: how! it.is.dimmed gold it.is.changed the gold (the) pure they.lie.scattered stones of.holiness at.[the] head of.all [the].streets

JPS 1917: How is the gold become dim! How is the most fine gold changed! The hallowed stones are poured out at the head of every street.

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