What does דִּמְעָה (dimʿāh) mean in the Bible?
דִּמְעָה (dimʿāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "weeping".
Hebrew · H1832
דִּמְעָה
Weeping
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דִּמְעָה H1832
Pronunciation dimʿāh
What does דִּמְעָה (dimʿāh) mean in the Bible?
דִּמְעָה (dimʿāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "weeping".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1832?
The BSB source-word alignment has 23 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include with tears (6), from tears (2), My tears (2), of tears (2), the tears (2).
Where does דִּמְעָה (dimʿāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 20:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (8), Jeremiah (5), Isaiah (3), Lamentations (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It with tears 6× Psalms 6:6, Jeremiah 9:18, Jeremiah 13:17, Jeremiah 14:17
from tears 2× Psalms 116:8, Jeremiah 31:16
My tears 2× Psalms 42:3, Psalms 56:8
of tears 2× Psalms 80:5, Jeremiah 9:1
the tears 2× Ecclesiastes 4:1, Isaiah 25:8
your tears 2× 2 Kings 20:5, Isaiah 38:5
from weeping 1× Lamentations 2:11
in tears 1× Psalms 126:5
let your tears 1× Lamentations 2:18
my weeping 1× Psalms 39:12
of [their] tears 1× Psalms 80:5
or let your tears 1× Ezekiel 24:16
with my tears 1× Isaiah 16:9
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 20:5 דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָ to your tears Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 6:6 בְּ֝דִמְעָתִ֗י to with tears Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 39:12 דִּמְעָתִ֗י to my weeping Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 42:3 דִמְעָתִ֣י to My tears Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 56:8 דִמְעָתִ֣י to my tears Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 80:5 דִּמְעָ֑ה to of tears Noun - feminine singular Psalms 80:5 בִּדְמָע֥וֹת to of [their] tears Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Psalms 116:8 דִּמְעָ֑ה to from tears Noun - feminine singular Psalms 126:5 בְּדִמְעָ֗ה to in tears Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Ecclesiastes 4:1 דִּמְעַ֣ת to the tears Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Kings 20:5
Aligned rows 23
Books represented 8
2 Kings 1 Psalms 8 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 5 Lamentations 3 Ezekiel 1 Malachi 1
Source forms
דִּמְעָ֑ה 3x dim·‘āh Psalms 80:5, Psalms 116:8, Jeremiah 9:1
דִּמְעָ֔ה 2x dim·‘āh Jeremiah 9:18, Jeremiah 13:17
דִּמְעָה֙ 2x dim·‘āh Lamentations 2:18, Malachi 2:13
דִמְעָתִ֣י 2x ḏim·‘ā·ṯî Psalms 42:3, Psalms 56:8
דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָ 2x dim·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā 2 Kings 20:5, Isaiah 38:5
בְּדִמְעָ֗ה 1x bə·ḏim·‘āh Psalms 126:5
בִּדְמָע֥וֹת 1x biḏ·mā·‘ō·wṯ Psalms 80:5
בַדְּמָע֤וֹת 1x ḇad·də·mā·‘ō·wṯ Lamentations 2:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 9x Psalms 80:5, Psalms 116:8, Isaiah 25:8, Jeremiah 9:1
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 4x Psalms 39:12, Psalms 42:3, Psalms 56:8, Isaiah 16:9
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular 3x 2 Kings 20:5, Isaiah 38:5, Ezekiel 24:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Lamentations 1:2
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Ecclesiastes 4:1
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural 1x Psalms 80:5
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 126:5
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 6:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. weeping
Source Gloss
weeping
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
weeping BDB: tears Usage: tears.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Tear as expression of sorrow.
Showing 1 selected witness from 23 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
דִּמְעָה is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Removal of tears signals comprehensive restoration. Isaiah 25:6-12
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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