H1828 דֹּמֶן (dômen) do'-men

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

dung

Strong's Definition

manure

Derivation: of uncertain derivation;

KJV Usage: dung.

TWOT Reference: 441a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) dung (always of corpses) (fig.)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G2874 G2874

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

דֹּ֫מֶן (do.men) — dung. dung (always of corpses) (fig.)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

דֹּמֶן (H1828)

noun m · מַדְמֵנָה · מַדְמֵנָה

Body Products

dung = excrement; ◄ produced by animals; ► source of pollution and impurity; ≈ regarded as filthy and only good as fertilizer

2KI 9:37 · PSA 83:11 · JER 8:2 · JER 9:21 · JER 16:4 · JER 25:33

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

דֹּ֫מֶן n.m. dung always in this form and always of corpses, lying on the ground as offal base

Bible Occurrences (6)

9:37

83:10

8:2 9:22 16:4 25:33

2 Kings 9:37

And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot [of ground] at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.

Jeremiah 8:2

They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed..., consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up [or] buried, but will become like dung lying on... the ground.

Jeremiah 9:22

Declare that this is what the LORD says: The corpses of men will fall like dung upon the open field, like newly cut grain behind the reaper, with no one to gather it.

Jeremiah 16:4

They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned... or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.

Jeremiah 25:33

Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from [one] end of the earth to the other.... They will not be mourned,... gathered,... or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground.