In the bible, Dumah is the name of the sixth-born son of Ishmael (GEN 25:14). Meaning of the name: silence. Related names are: Mishma,
Massa, Eshean
(and others ...)
. The translations of Dumah in 3 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
דּוּמָה in Hebrew to
Douma in French!
And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, (GEN 25:14)
Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean, (JOS 15:52)
Mishma and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, (1CH 1:30)
The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? (ISA 21:11)