Quick Definition
Damascus
Biblical Persons & Places
Damascus
Damascus
A location first mentioned at Gen.14.15;
referred to as Damascus (דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק), or Damascus (Δαμασκηνός), or Damascus (Δαμασκός).
Strong's Definition
Damascus, a city of Syria
Derivation: or דּוּמֶשֶׂק; or דַּרְמֶשֶׂק; of foreign origin;
KJV Usage: Damascus.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Damascus = "silent is the sackcloth weaver"
1) an ancient trading city, capital of Syria, located in the plain east of Hermon, 130 (205 km) miles northeast of Jerusalem
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Damascus = "silent is the sackcloth weaver"
an ancient trading city, capital of Syria, located in the plain east of Hermon, 130 (205 km) miles northeast of Jerusalem
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
דַּרְמֶשֶׂק / דּוּמֶשֶׂק / דַּמֶּשֶׂק
dammeśeq / dûmeśeq / darmeśeq
BDB Definition:
Damascus = silent is the sackcloth weaver
1) an ancient trading city, capital of Syria, located in the plain east of Hermon, 130 (205 kilometers) miles northeast of Jerusalem
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: of foreign origin
Total KJV Occurrences: 45