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Dumah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(silence). (1) A son of Ishmael (Gen. 14; 1 Chron. 1:30³⁰Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, (1 Chronicles 1:30)). (2) A town in Judah (Josh. 15:52⁵²Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean, (Joshua 15:52)). (3) A region (Isa. 21:11¹¹The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? (Isaiah 21:11)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Son of Ishmael and founder of a tribe in Arabia (Gen. 25:14¹⁴And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, (Genesis 25:14); 1 Chron. 1:30³⁰Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, (1 Chronicles 1:30)).

2. A city or district prophesied against; probably in Edom, and perhaps connected with No. 1. (Isa. 21:11¹¹The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? (Isaiah 21:11)).

3. Town in the highlands of Judah (Josh. 15:52⁵²Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean, (Joshua 15:52)). Identified with ed Domeh, 31° 26' N, 34° 59' E.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1746 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Duwmah

Phonic:

doo-maw’

Meaning:

the same as 1745; Dumah, a tribe and region of Arabia

KJV Usage:

Dumah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

silence

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Silence; fig., death:―a son of Ishmael; a city near Hebron, Gen. 25:14. {Silentium}