דִּמְעָה (dim.ah)
dim.ah
tears
H:N-FQuick Reference
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 14 verses
- Root
- —
- Part of speech
- H:N-F
Definition
Definition
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
What This Word Means for Your Faith
When life brings heavy sorrow, it is natural to weep. The Bible does not hide this reality. In Lamentations, the prophet describes tears running down cheeks like a river during deep loss. This honesty shows that grief is part of the human experience, and God sees it.
Yet Scripture also points to a future where pain ends. Isaiah 25:8 promises that Yahweh will wipe away tears from all faces. This hope reminds us that our current struggles are not the final word. We can bring our honest feelings to God, trusting in His comfort and restoration.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 14 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- tear[s]6×
- tear[s]/ your2×
- with/ tear[s]1×
- tear[s]/ my1×
- from/ tear[s]1×
- by <the>/ tears1×
- and/ tear[s]/ her1×
- [the] tear[s] of1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- דִּמְעָתֶ֑/ךָ2×
- דִּמְעָה֙2×
- מִ/דִּמְעָ֑ה1×
- וְ/דִמְעָתָ/הּ֙1×
- דִּמְעָתִ֔/י1×
- דִּמְעָ֛ה1×
- דִּמְעָ֖ה1×
- דִּמְעָ֔ה1×
- דִּמְעָ֑ה1×
- דִּמְעַ֣ת1×
- בְּ/דִמְעָ֗ה1×
- בַ/דְּמָע֤וֹת1×
Key Verses
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Isaiah 25:8
He has swallowed up death forever! The Lord Yahweh will wipe away tears from off all faces. He will take the reproach of his people away from off all the earth, for Yahweh has spoken it.
This verse offers the ultimate promise that God will personally remove tears, signaling the end of death and sorrow.
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Lamentations 1:2
She weeps bitterly in the night. Her tears are on her cheeks. Among all her lovers she has no one to comfort her. All her friends have dealt treacherously with her. They have become her enemies.
Here the word describes the raw, public display of grief by Jerusalem, showing that even deep despair is witnessed by God.
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Psalms 126:5
Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.
This metaphor connects present weeping with future joy, suggesting that tears can be part of a process leading to harvest.