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Hebrew Word Study

Strong's H1832 דִּמְעָה (dimah)

Dimah means “tears” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1832 — exesti (“be lawful”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1832
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 22
Books 8

Strong's H1832 Quick Answer

Strong's H1832 דִּמעָה (dim`ah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. dim`ah (dim-aw') n-f. 1. weeping [feminine of H1831] It has 22 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include tears. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
dim`ah (dim-aw') n-f. 1. weeping [feminine of H1831]
Usage
22 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
tears

Meaning and Definition

dim`ah (dim-aw') n-f. 1. weeping [feminine of H1831] KJV: tears. Root(s): H1831

Original Word
דִּמעָה
Transliteration
dim`ah
Derivation
First root strongs: 1831
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1832. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H1832 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render dim`ah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

tears 2 Kings 20:5 21×

How Strong's H1832 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 22 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1832 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1832 in the Old Testament

22 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Kings 20:5 KJV

Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.

Psalms 6:6 KJV

I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

Psalms 39:12 KJV

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

Usage Excerpts

First 22 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1832.

2 Kings 20:5 Old Testament, KJV
Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.
Psalms 6:6 Old Testament, KJV
I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
Psalms 39:12 Old Testament, KJV
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
Psalms 42:3 Old Testament, KJV
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
Psalms 56:8 Old Testament, KJV
Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
Psalms 80:5 Old Testament, KJV
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
Psalms 116:8 Old Testament, KJV
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
Psalms 126:5 Old Testament, KJV
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Ecclesiastes 4:1 Old Testament, KJV
So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
Isaiah 16:9 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.
Isaiah 25:8 Old Testament, KJV
He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
Isaiah 38:5 Old Testament, KJV
Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.
Jeremiah 9:1 Old Testament, KJV
Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Jeremiah 9:18 Old Testament, KJV
And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
Jeremiah 13:17 Old Testament, KJV
But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD's flock is carried away captive.
Jeremiah 14:17 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
Jeremiah 31:16 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
Lamentations 1:2 Old Testament, KJV
She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
Lamentations 2:11 Old Testament, KJV
Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.
Lamentations 2:18 Old Testament, KJV
Their heart cried unto the LORD, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.
Ezekiel 24:16 Old Testament, KJV
Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
Malachi 2:13 Old Testament, KJV
And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1832, grouped by book.

2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 7 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 3 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1832 FAQ

What does dimah (דִּמְעָה) mean?

Dimah (Strong's H1832) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "tears". dim`ah (dim-aw') n-f. 1. weeping [feminine of H1831]

How many times is dimah (דִּמְעָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 22 linked usages for Strong's H1832 across 8 books.

Where can I study dimah (דִּמְעָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1832 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate dimah (דִּמְעָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as tears. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.