Bible Dictionary

Dumah

Silence, (comp. Ps. 94:17), the fourth son of Ishmael; also the tribe descended from him; and hence also the region in Arabia which they inhabited (Gen. 25:14; 1 Chr. 1:30). There was also a town of …

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Silence, (comp. Ps. 94:17), the fourth son of Ishmael; also the tribe descended from him; and hence also the region in Arabia which they inhabited (Gen. 25:14; 1 Chr. 1:30). There was also a town of this name in Judah (Josh. 15:52), which has been identified with ed-Domeh, about 10 miles southwest of Hebron. The place mentioned in the “burden” of the prophet Isaiah (21:11) is Edom or Idumea.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

(silence).

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

DU'MAH (silence), a son of Ishmael. Gen 25:14; 1 Chr 1:30.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

DU'MAH (silence). l.A town in Judah, near Hebron, Josh 15:52; now ed-daumeh, 10 miles south-west of Hebron. A region, perhaps near Mount Seir. Isa 21:11.

Schaff's Bible Dictionary

DU'MAH (silence). l.A town in Judah, near Hebron, Josh 15:52; now ed-daumeh, 10 miles south-west of Hebron.