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רָדַם H7290

H7290 is the Hebrew word רָדַם, transliterated râdam and said raw-dam'. The King James Version most often renders it deep sleep.

Word: רָדַםTransliteration: râdamSaid: raw-dam'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

to stun, i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

deep sleep 2×fast asleep 1×sleepeth 1×meanest thou o sleeper 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: (be fast a-, be in a deep, cast into a dead, that) sleep(-er, -eth).

Verses using רָדַם

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

Judges 4:21 · KJV

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.

Proverbs 10:5 · KJV

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

Daniel 8:18 · KJV

Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.

Daniel 10:9 · KJV

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.

Jonah 1:6 · KJV

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.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7290 mean?

H7290 is the Hebrew word רָדַם (râdam), meaning to stun, i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death).

How is H7290 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it deep sleep (2 times), fast asleep (1 time), sleepeth (1 time), meanest thou o sleeper (1 time).

How many times does H7290 appear in the Bible?

רָדַם (râdam) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7290 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

Nearby entries

H7287 · רָדָה — to tread down, i.e. subjugate…H7288 · רַדַּי — Raddai, an Israelite H7289 · רָדִיד — a veil (as expanded)H7291 · רָדַף — to run after (usually with hostile intent…H7292 · רָהַב — to urge severely, i.e. (figuratively)…H7293 · רַהַב — bluster(-er)

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