tam.rur denotes intense grief expressed in bitter mourning and weeping.

The attested plural noun occurs in scenes of intense mourning: Rachel's weeping for children who are gone and a commanded lament in the face of a coming destroyer.

1. Intense mourning and grief · dominant

   In Jeremiah 31:15, the plural noun stands within a report of lamentation as Rachel weeps for her children and refuses comfort; the APB renders the scene "lamentation and bitter weeping." In Jeremiah 6:26, the same plural absolute form accompanies the command to mourn as for an only child before the destroyer's arrival; the APB renders "a most bitter lament."

   Jeremiah 31:15Jeremiah 6:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the mourning scene with "bitter weeping" in Jeremiah 31:15 and "a most bitter lament" in Jeremiah 6:26. These phrases confirm the verses' grief context rather than isolate a fixed English equivalent.