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דִּמְעָה

Weeping

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דִּמְעָהH1832
Pronunciationdimʿāh

What does דִּמְעָה (dimʿāh) mean in the Bible?

דִּמְעָה (dimʿāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "weeping".

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Questions this entry answers

What does דִּמְעָה (dimʿāh) mean in the Bible?

דִּמְעָה (dimʿāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "weeping".

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 tears6×Psalms 6:6, Jeremiah 9:18, Jeremiah 13:17, Jeremiah 14:17
from tears2×Psalms 116:8, Jeremiah 31:16
My tears2×Psalms 42:3, Psalms 56:8
of tears2×Psalms 80:5, Jeremiah 9:1
the tears2×Ecclesiastes 4:1, Isaiah 25:8
your tears2×2 Kings 20:5, Isaiah 38:5
from weeping1×Lamentations 2:11
in tears1×Psalms 126:5
let your tears1×Lamentations 2:18
my weeping1×Psalms 39:12
of [their] tears1×Psalms 80:5
or let your tears1×Ezekiel 24:16
with my tears1×Isaiah 16:9
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 20:5דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָtoyour tearsNoun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularPsalms 6:6בְּ֝דִמְעָתִ֗יtowith tearsPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularPsalms 39:12דִּמְעָתִ֗יtomy weepingNoun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularPsalms 42:3דִמְעָתִ֣יtoMy tearsNoun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularPsalms 56:8דִמְעָתִ֣יtomy tearsNoun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularPsalms 80:5דִּמְעָ֑הtoof tearsNoun - feminine singularPsalms 80:5בִּדְמָע֥וֹתtoof [their] tearsPreposition-b | Noun - feminine pluralPsalms 116:8דִּמְעָ֑הtofrom tearsNoun - feminine singularPsalms 126:5בְּדִמְעָ֗הtoin tearsPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singularEcclesiastes 4:1דִּמְעַ֣תtothe tearsNoun - feminine singular construct
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row2 Kings 20:5
Aligned rows23
Books represented8
2 Kings1Psalms8Ecclesiastes1Isaiah3Jeremiah5Lamentations3Ezekiel1Malachi1
Source forms
דִּמְעָ֑ה3xdim·‘āhPsalms 80:5, Psalms 116:8, Jeremiah 9:1
דִּמְעָ֔ה2xdim·‘āhJeremiah 9:18, Jeremiah 13:17
דִּמְעָה֙2xdim·‘āhLamentations 2:18, Malachi 2:13
דִמְעָתִ֣י2xḏim·‘ā·ṯîPsalms 42:3, Psalms 56:8
דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָ2xdim·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā2 Kings 20:5, Isaiah 38:5
בְּדִמְעָ֗ה1xbə·ḏim·‘āhPsalms 126:5
בִּדְמָע֥וֹת1xbiḏ·mā·‘ō·wṯPsalms 80:5
בַדְּמָע֤וֹת1xḇad·də·mā·‘ō·wṯLamentations 2:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular9xPsalms 80:5, Psalms 116:8, Isaiah 25:8, Jeremiah 9:1
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular4xPsalms 39:12, Psalms 42:3, Psalms 56:8, Isaiah 16:9
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular3x2 Kings 20:5, Isaiah 38:5, Ezekiel 24:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular1xLamentations 1:2
Noun - feminine singular construct1xEcclesiastes 4:1
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural1xPsalms 80:5
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular1xPsalms 126:5
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular1xPsalms 6:6
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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