dim.ah denotes tears shed in grief, oppression, mourning, prayer, and hoped-for relief.

The term consistently denotes tears as the visible expression of distress: tears of the oppressed, mourners, and those who pray or grieve, as well as tears from which God delivers and which he wipes away.

1. Tears accompanying grief and distress · dominant

   The noun names tears in concrete clauses involving the eyes and weeping. In Ecclesiastes 4:1 the construct form occurs in the clause about the oppressed who lack a comforter; in Lamentations 1:2 the APB renders tears upon her cheeks amid bitter nightly weeping. In Jeremiah 14:17 the APB renders eyes running down with tears because the people are shattered, while Isaiah 25:8 presents tears on every face as something God will wipe away.

   Ecclesiastes 4:1Lamentations 1:2Jeremiah 14:17Isaiah 25:8Psalm 116:82 Kings 20:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly presents the term as “tears,” including tears on cheeks, tears from the eyes, and tears that God sees, delivers from, or wipes away. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, its wording confirms the clauses' overall portrayal without assigning every English expression directly to the Hebrew term.