The meaning of “רָדַם”
Understanding râdam reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
(be fast a-, be in a deep, cast into a dead, that) sleep(-er, -eth). - to stun, i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death) 1) (N...
רָדַם
(be fast a-, be in a deep, cast into a dead, that) sleep(-er, -eth). - to stun, i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death) 1) (Niphal) to be asleep, be unconscious, be in heavy sleep, fall into heavy sleep, be fast asleep
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 4:21 | “Then Jael Heber’s wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.” Word: רָדַם (râdam) | |
| Psalms 76:6 | “At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.” Word: רָדַם (râdam) | |
| Proverbs 10:5 | “He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.” Word: רָדַם (râdam) | |
| Daniel 10:9 | “Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.” Word: רָדַם (râdam) | |
| Jonah 1:6 | “So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.” Word: רָדַם (râdam) |
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