[m.; pl. “Domemim”]; (the state of being) silent; as in “Yesh arbaah matzavei metziut:: Domem, Nefesh, Chai, Medaber; Dugmaot hem: sela, eitz, tzvi, ben-adam,” “There are four states of being: Silent, Living, Animated, Speaking; examples are: a rock, a tree, a deer, a human being.”