Shed a tear in Hebrew is דָּמַע (damá').
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
דָּמַע
damá'
verb
In English
shed a tear
/ˈʃɛdəˈtɪə/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for shed a tear as a verb.
to cry
- דָּמַעדמעdamá'
This is more about the Hebrew word דָּמַע.
- Written with vowel points
- דָּמַע
- Written without vowel points
- דמע
- Said
- damá'
- Its meanings in English
- shed a tear, to weep, to tear up
These words come before and after shed a tear in the list.
These are the questions people ask about shed a tear in Hebrew.
How do you say shed a tear in Hebrew?
shed a tear in Hebrew is דָּמַע, said damá'. Without vowel points it is written דמע.
What else does דמע mean in English?
Besides shed a tear, דמע can mean to weep, to tear up.
How is shed a tear pronounced in English?
shed a tear is pronounced /ˈʃɛdəˈtɪə/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry shed a tear and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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