pu.gah denotes the withholding of relief as tears are urged to continue without pause.

The word denotes the absence of a pause or relief in the call for tears to flow continually in Lamentations 2:18.

1. No pause or relief · dominant

   In Lamentations 2:18, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the appeal that tears flow "day and night" and that the hearer give herself "no relief." The clause presents cessation as the relief that is not to be granted.

   Lamentations 2:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Lamentations 2:18 the APB renders the surrounding clause as "give yourself no relief"; This identifies the clause's sense rather than a certain one-word rendering.