Damascus — the meaning of the Hebrew name דַּמֶּשֶׂק

דַּמֶּשֶׂק

Dammeseq · pronounced dam-meh'-sek · Strong's H1834 · a place

Damascus means Damascus, a city of Syria.

Strong's definition

or דּוּמֶשֶׂק; or דַּרְמֶשֶׂק; of foreign origin; Damascus, a city of Syria.

First appearance

Gen 14:15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. (KJV)

Every verse that names Damascus

40 occurrences in 40 verses — Genesis, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Song of Songs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Amos, Zechariah

Gen 14:15Gen 15:22Sam 8:52Sam 8:61Kgs 11:241Kgs 15:181Kgs 19:151Kgs 20:342Kgs 5:122Kgs 8:72Kgs 8:92Kgs 14:282Kgs 16:92Kgs 16:102Kgs 16:112Kgs 16:121Chr 18:51Chr 18:62Chr 16:22Chr 24:232Chr 28:52Chr 28:23Song 7:5Isa 7:8Isa 8:4Isa 10:9Isa 17:1Isa 17:3Jer 49:23Jer 49:24Jer 49:27Ezek 27:18Ezek 47:16Ezek 47:17Ezek 47:18Ezek 48:1Amos 1:3Amos 1:5Amos 5:27Zech 9:1

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