Lexicon :: Strong's H1832 - dimʿâ

דִּמְעָה
Transliteration
dimʿâ
Pronunciation
dim-aw'
Part of Speech
collective feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From דֶּמַע (H1831)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 442b

Strong’s Definitions

דִּמְעָה dimʻâh, dim-aw'; feminine of H1831; weeping:—tears.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H1832 in the following manner: tear (23x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H1832 in the following manner: tear (23x).
  1. tears

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דִּמְעָה dimʻâh, dim-aw'; feminine of H1831; weeping:—tears.
STRONGS H1832: Abbreviations
דִּמְעָה noun feminine collective tears (chiefly poetic and late; frequently in Jeremiah and contemporary) (Arabic ; Assyrian dimu, dimtu HptKAT 2 Gloss i. ZimBP 23, 95; Aramaic דִּמְעָא, ; Late Hebrew דֶּמַע, דִּמְעָה) — absolute ד׳ Psalm 80:6 + 10 times; construct דִּמְעַת Ecclesiastes 4:1; suffix דִּמְעָתִי Psalm 6:7 + 4 times; דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָ 2 Kings 20:5 = Isaiah 38:5 + Ezekiel 24:16 (strike out Co); דִּמְעָתָהּ Lamentations 1:2; plural דְּמָעוֺת Psalm 80:6; Lamentations 2:11tears Psalm 6:7; Ecclesiastes 4:1; Lamentations 1:2; Lamentations 2:11; especially in Jeremiah in phrase תֵּרֵד עֵינִי ד׳ etc. Jeremiah 9:17; Jeremiah 13:17; Jeremiah 14:17, compare Lamentations 2:18; Jeremiah 8:23 וְעֵינִי מְקוֺר ד׳; אֲרַיָּ֫וֶךְ דִּמְעָתִי of weeping over, in behalf of one Isaiah 16:9; as appealing to God's compassion 2 Kings 20:5 = Isaiah 38:5; Psalm 39:13; Psalm 56:9 שִׂימָה ד׳ בְּנאֹדֶ֑ךָ (compare Che); see also Psalm 116:8; Jeremiah 31:16; Isaiah 25:8; opposed to רִנָּה Psalm 126:5; of hypocritical tears Malachi 2:13; figurative tears as food Psalm 42:4 (דִּמְעָתִי לחם); לחם ד׳ Psalm 80:6; as drink Psalm 80:6, compare Babylonian dimtu maštîtî, tears (were) my drink (ZimBP 42; || bikîtum kurmatî, weeping (was) my sustenance). — Ezekiel 24:16 וְלֹא תָבוֺא דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָ strike out Co compare Ezekiel 24:23.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

20:5; 20:5

Psalms

6:7; 6:7; 39:13; 42:4; 56:9; 80:6; 80:6; 80:6; 80:6; 116:8; 126:5

Ecclesiastes

4:1; 4:1

Isaiah

16:9; 25:8; 38:5; 38:5

Jeremiah

9:17; 13:17; 14:17; 31:16

Lamentations

1:2; 1:2; 2:11; 2:11; 2:18

Ezekiel

24:16; 24:16; 24:23

Malachi

2:13