דָּאַב dâʼab — to pine

pronounced daw-ab' · Strong's H1669 · 3 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 1 stem: Qal (Pa'al)

Translated in the KJV as mourn, sorrow.

a primitive root; to pine.

dâʼab in each stem

Qal (Pa'al) 3×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Perfect (qatal) 2Infinitive construct 1

דָאֲבָ֗ה Ps 88:10 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person feminine singular

Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. (KJV)

לְדַאֲבָ֖ה Jer 31:12 Infinitive construct

Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. (KJV)

דָּאֲבָ֖ה Jer 31:25 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person feminine singular

For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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