The meaning of “דּוֹנַג”
Understanding dôwnag reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
of uncertain derivation wax. - wax 1) wax (always figurative 'of melting')
דּוֹנַג
of uncertain derivation wax. - wax 1) wax (always figurative 'of melting')
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Psalms 22:14 | “I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.” Word: דּוֹנַג (dôwnag) | |
| Psalms 68:2 | “As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.” Word: דּוֹנַג (dôwnag) | |
| Psalms 97:5 | “The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.” Word: דּוֹנַג (dôwnag) | |
| Micah 1:4 | “And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.” Word: דּוֹנַג (dôwnag) |