דם
dam
The Hebrew word for blood is דם (dam).
The word דם refers to the vital liquid flowing in human and animal bodies. If you want to talk about the act of donating blood, the standard phrase to use is תרומת דם.
Meaning: vital liquid flowing in human and animal bodies (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun דם is masculine, which means it is used with masculine adjectives and masculine verbs.
How do you pronounce it?
dam
Did you know?
- Because of the religious prohibition against consuming blood, Jewish dietary laws require meat to be salted to remove any remaining דם.
- The word דם is part of the root used to form the word דמיון, which can also mean 'similarity' or 'resemblance' depending on the context.
- The word דם is used in the common Hebrew expression דם קרה, which literally means 'cold blood' but describes someone who is calm and collected under pressure.
Examples in context
- יש דם על הרצפה.There's blood on the floor.This sentence demonstrates the use of דם to describe blood on a surface.Tatoeba #4678553 by fekundulo, translation #4015921 by CK
- היה דם בכל מקום.Blood was everywhere.This sentence uses דם to describe the presence of blood in a location.Tatoeba #4670417 by fekundulo, translation #2245003 by CK
- זה הרגע תרמתי דם.I just gave blood.This sentence shows how to use דם when talking about the act of giving blood.Tatoeba #3795581 by Eldad, translation #2362179 by CK
- הצלב האדום אוסף תרומות דָּם.The red cross collects blood donations.
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Example conversation
Rotem is helping Ido with a small cut on his finger.
- רוטם Rotemעידו, יש לך דם על האצבע.Ido, yesh lecha dam al ha-etsba.Ido, you have blood on your finger.
- עידו Idoאני לא רואה דם, הכל בסדר.Ani lo ro-e dam, hakol beseder.I don't see blood, everything is fine.
- רוטם Rotemתסתכל טוב, זה בדיוק דם.Tistakel tov, ze bidyuk dam.Look closely, it is exactly blood.
- עידו Idoאת צודקת, בואי ננקה את זה.At tzodeket, bo-i nenake et ze.You are right, let's clean it.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
