What does דִּמְעָה · δάκρυ mean in the Bible?
דִּמְעָה · δάκρυ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "tear shed in sorrow or grief".
Hebrew · H1832, G1144
Dimah
Weeping · a tear
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דִּמְעָה H1832 weeping
Pronunciation dimʿāh
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δάκρυ G1144 a tear
Pronunciation dákry
Physical tears as evidence of deep emotional or spiritual distress, grief, or fervent prayer in biblical narrative.
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What does dimah (dimah) mean in the Bible?
דִּמְעָה · δάκρυ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "tear shed in sorrow or grief".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1832, G1144?
H1832, G1144 is connected to 23 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. tear shed in sorrow or grief
Strong's H1832, G1144
Lexical occurrences 23 verses Source Gloss
tear shed in sorrow or grief
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
dimah is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain