da.dah denotes slow, deliberate movement, attested in first-person expressions of personal distress and reflection.

The attested use presents slow or measured movement in a first-person expression: Isaiah 38:15 places it amid bitterness of soul, while Psalm 42:5 uses the same verbal form within a troubled address to the soul, though the translation does not isolate its contribution there.

1. Moving slowly in personal distress · dominant

   Both occurrences are Hithpael imperfect first-common-singular forms. In Isaiah 38:15 the form occurs in the speaker's statement following "because of the bitterness of my soul," and the APB renders the clause "I walk slowly all my years." In Psalm 42:5 it occurs within the speaker's troubled address to his soul; the APB renders the verse with questions about being cast down and in turmoil, but does not make the term's specific contribution explicit.

   Isaiah 38:15Psalm 42:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 38:15 the APB renders the relevant clause "I walk slowly all my years." In Psalm 42:5, the translation presents the soul's distress and hope in God without an identifiable English rendering for the term.