{"id":54761,"date":"2024-09-22T05:56:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T03:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyzohar.com\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=54761"},"modified":"2024-09-22T05:56:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T03:56:51","slug":"dumah","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=dumah","title":{"rendered":"Dumah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The name of the angel, <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Dumah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The name of the angel, Dumah (&#1491;&#1493;&#1502;&#1492;), means &amp;quot;silence&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;stillness&amp;quot; in Hebrew, reflecting his association with the realms of the dead and the afterlife. He is responsible for watching over the souls of the departed, particularly those undergoing judgment in Gehennam. He ensures that justice is administered to souls according to their deeds in life.The Zohar (Acharei-mot #265) Zohar, tells that he acts as a messenger who informs the souls of the Tzadikim about the prayers and sufferings of the living. When the living are unable to communicate directly with the departed righteous souls, Dumah facilitates this connection. Dumah is portrayed as an intermediary who can relay messages between the living and the dead. When the living bring a Torah scroll to the graves of the righteous, and the souls awaken, Dumah informs them of the living&amp;#039;s plight and prayers.In the Talmud (Berakhot 18b), there&amp;#039;s a discussion about whether the dead are aware of the living&amp;#039;s experiences, and Dumah is mentioned as the angel responsible for keeping the dead silent about the secrets of the afterlife.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=dumah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Dumah<\/a> (&#1491;&#1493;&#1502;&#1492;), means &ldquo;silence&rdquo; or &ldquo;stillness&rdquo; in Hebrew, reflecting his association with the realms of the dead and the afterlife. He is responsible for watching over the souls of the departed, particularly those undergoing judgment in <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Gehinnom&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Gehinnom, aka hell,&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; is the level that God created on the second day of Creation. It is under the control of the other-side and where the wicked souls go through their &amp;#039;punishment&amp;#039; \/ Purification.The normal purification process called &amp;#039;whitening&amp;#039; in Gehinnom takes 12 months, but some wicked may get stuck in there for a longer period.The Garden of Eden is higher level, made for the righteous, and Gehinnom is for the wicked in the opposite direction below.The fire in Gehinnom burns day and night like the fire of selfish desires.When the souls get &amp;#039;whitened,&amp;#039; the impurity of their past actions remains in Gehinnom as boiling feces. The wicked who didn&amp;#039;t repent are doomed there in boiling feces and never leave.More about Gehinom in Teruma paragraphs #440+, Pikudei #842, #853, #866, #882, Vayikra #274, more....&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=gehinnom\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Gehennam<\/a>. He ensures that justice is administered to souls according to their deeds in life.<br>\nThe Zohar (Acharei-mot #265) Zohar, tells that he acts as a messenger who informs the souls of the Tzadikim about the prayers and sufferings of the living. When the living are unable to communicate directly with the departed righteous souls, <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Dumah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The name of the angel, Dumah (&#1491;&#1493;&#1502;&#1492;), means &amp;quot;silence&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;stillness&amp;quot; in Hebrew, reflecting his association with the realms of the dead and the afterlife. He is responsible for watching over the souls of the departed, particularly those undergoing judgment in Gehennam. He ensures that justice is administered to souls according to their deeds in life.The Zohar (Acharei-mot #265) Zohar, tells that he acts as a messenger who informs the souls of the Tzadikim about the prayers and sufferings of the living. When the living are unable to communicate directly with the departed righteous souls, Dumah facilitates this connection. Dumah is portrayed as an intermediary who can relay messages between the living and the dead. When the living bring a Torah scroll to the graves of the righteous, and the souls awaken, Dumah informs them of the living&amp;#039;s plight and prayers.In the Talmud (Berakhot 18b), there&amp;#039;s a discussion about whether the dead are aware of the living&amp;#039;s experiences, and Dumah is mentioned as the angel responsible for keeping the dead silent about the secrets of the afterlife.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=dumah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Dumah<\/a> facilitates this connection. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Dumah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The name of the angel, Dumah (&#1491;&#1493;&#1502;&#1492;), means &amp;quot;silence&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;stillness&amp;quot; in Hebrew, reflecting his association with the realms of the dead and the afterlife. He is responsible for watching over the souls of the departed, particularly those undergoing judgment in Gehennam. He ensures that justice is administered to souls according to their deeds in life.The Zohar (Acharei-mot #265) Zohar, tells that he acts as a messenger who informs the souls of the Tzadikim about the prayers and sufferings of the living. When the living are unable to communicate directly with the departed righteous souls, Dumah facilitates this connection. Dumah is portrayed as an intermediary who can relay messages between the living and the dead. When the living bring a Torah scroll to the graves of the righteous, and the souls awaken, Dumah informs them of the living&amp;#039;s plight and prayers.In the Talmud (Berakhot 18b), there&amp;#039;s a discussion about whether the dead are aware of the living&amp;#039;s experiences, and Dumah is mentioned as the angel responsible for keeping the dead silent about the secrets of the afterlife.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=dumah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Dumah<\/a> is portrayed as an intermediary who can relay messages between the living and the dead. When the living bring a Torah scroll to the graves of the righteous, and the souls awaken, <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Dumah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The name of the angel, Dumah (&#1491;&#1493;&#1502;&#1492;), means &amp;quot;silence&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;stillness&amp;quot; in Hebrew, reflecting his association with the realms of the dead and the afterlife. He is responsible for watching over the souls of the departed, particularly those undergoing judgment in Gehennam. He ensures that justice is administered to souls according to their deeds in life.The Zohar (Acharei-mot #265) Zohar, tells that he acts as a messenger who informs the souls of the Tzadikim about the prayers and sufferings of the living. When the living are unable to communicate directly with the departed righteous souls, Dumah facilitates this connection. Dumah is portrayed as an intermediary who can relay messages between the living and the dead. When the living bring a Torah scroll to the graves of the righteous, and the souls awaken, Dumah informs them of the living&amp;#039;s plight and prayers.In the Talmud (Berakhot 18b), there&amp;#039;s a discussion about whether the dead are aware of the living&amp;#039;s experiences, and Dumah is mentioned as the angel responsible for keeping the dead silent about the secrets of the afterlife.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=dumah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Dumah<\/a> informs them of the living&rsquo;s plight and prayers.<br>\nIn the Talmud (Berakhot 18b), there&rsquo;s a discussion about whether the dead are aware of the living&rsquo;s experiences, and <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Dumah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The name of the angel, Dumah (&#1491;&#1493;&#1502;&#1492;), means &amp;quot;silence&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;stillness&amp;quot; in Hebrew, reflecting his association with the realms of the dead and the afterlife. He is responsible for watching over the souls of the departed, particularly those undergoing judgment in Gehennam. He ensures that justice is administered to souls according to their deeds in life.The Zohar (Acharei-mot #265) Zohar, tells that he acts as a messenger who informs the souls of the Tzadikim about the prayers and sufferings of the living. When the living are unable to communicate directly with the departed righteous souls, Dumah facilitates this connection. Dumah is portrayed as an intermediary who can relay messages between the living and the dead. When the living bring a Torah scroll to the graves of the righteous, and the souls awaken, Dumah informs them of the living&amp;#039;s plight and prayers.In the Talmud (Berakhot 18b), there&amp;#039;s a discussion about whether the dead are aware of the living&amp;#039;s experiences, and Dumah is mentioned as the angel responsible for keeping the dead silent about the secrets of the afterlife.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=dumah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Dumah<\/a> is mentioned as the angel responsible for keeping the dead silent about the secrets of the afterlife.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The name of the angel, <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Dumah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The name of the angel, Dumah (&#1491;&#1493;&#1502;&#1492;), means &amp;quot;silence&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;stillness&amp;quot; in Hebrew, reflecting his association with the realms of the dead and the afterlife. He is responsible for watching over the souls of the departed, particularly those undergoing judgment in Gehennam. He ensures that justice is administered to souls according to their deeds in life.The Zohar (Acharei-mot #265) Zohar, tells that he acts as a messenger who informs the souls of the Tzadikim about the prayers and sufferings of the living. When the living are unable to communicate directly with the departed righteous souls, Dumah facilitates this connection. Dumah is portrayed as an intermediary who can relay messages between the living and the dead. When the living bring a Torah scroll to the graves of the righteous, and the souls awaken, Dumah informs them of the living&amp;#039;s plight and prayers.In the Talmud (Berakhot 18b), there&amp;#039;s a discussion about whether the dead are aware of the living&amp;#039;s experiences, and Dumah is mentioned as the angel responsible for keeping the dead silent about the secrets of the afterlife.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=dumah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Dumah<\/a> (&#1491;&#1493;&#1502;&#1492;), means &ldquo;silence&rdquo; or &ldquo;stillness&rdquo; in Hebrew, reflecting his association with the realms of the dead and the afterlife. He is responsible for watching over the souls of the departed, particularly those undergoing judgment in <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Gehinnom&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Gehinnom, aka hell,&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; is the level that God created on the second day of Creation. It is under the control of the other-side and where the wicked souls go through their &amp;#039;punishment&amp;#039; \/ Purification.The normal purification process called &amp;#039;whitening&amp;#039; in Gehinnom takes 12 months, but some wicked may get stuck in there for a longer period.The Garden of Eden is higher level, made for the righteous, and Gehinnom is for the wicked in the opposite direction below.The fire in Gehinnom burns day and night like the fire of selfish desires.When the souls get &amp;#039;whitened,&amp;#039; the impurity of their past actions remains in Gehinnom as boiling feces. The wicked who didn&amp;#039;t repent are doomed there in boiling feces and never leave.More about Gehinom in Teruma paragraphs #440+, Pikudei #842, #853, #866, #882, Vayikra #274, more....&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=gehinnom\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Gehennam<\/a>. He ensures that justice is administered to souls according to their deeds in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-54761","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dumah - Daily Zohar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dumah\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The name of the angel, Dumah (&#1491;&#1493;&#1502;&#1492;), means &ldquo;silence&rdquo; or &ldquo;stillness&rdquo; in Hebrew, reflecting his association with the realms of the dead and the afterlife. 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