King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H6004
Transliteration: amam
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-mam')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to darken, dim
Meaning: to associate, to overshadow
Word Summary
amam: to darken, dim
Original Word: עָמַםTransliteration: amam
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-mam')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to darken, dim
Meaning: to associate, to overshadow
Strong's Concordance
become dim, hide A primitive root; to associate; by implication, to overshadow (by huddling together) -- become dim, hide.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H6004. amam
II. [עָמַם] verb darken, dim (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic cover, veil, conceal; עֲמַם ᵑ7 grow dark); —
Qal Perfect3plural suffix עֲמָמֻהוּ Ezekiel 31:8 dubious, but probably (as Thes) cedars did not eclipse him; עֲמָמוּךָ 28:3 no secret do they hold dark (= is held dark) for thee (Ges§ 117x).
Hoph`al Imperfect3masculine singular זָהָב יוּעַם Lamentations 4:1 (figurative) how is the gold dimmed ! compare Bu.
עַמְמֵי עֲמָמִים, see I. עַם above
עִמָּנוּאֵל see below עִם above