What does דָּלָה (dillîṯānî) mean in the Bible?
דָּלָה (dillîṯānî): Literal act of lowering a bucket shifts metaphorically to divine rescue or deliverance from danger or distress.
Hebrew · H1802
דָּלָה
Properly, to dangle , i.e. to let down a bucket (for drawing out water); figuratively, to deliver
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דָּלָה H1802
Pronunciation dillîṯānî
What does דָּלָה (dillîṯānî) mean in the Bible?
דָּלָה (dillîṯānî): Literal act of lowering a bucket shifts metaphorically to divine rescue or deliverance from danger or distress.
Full entry for דָּלָה (H1802) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1802?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), draws them out (1), drew water (1), to draw water (1), You have lifted me up (1).
Where does דָּלָה (dillîṯānî) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 2:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (3), Proverbs (1), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 1× Exodus 2:19
draws them out 1× Proverbs 20:5
drew water 1× Exodus 2:19
to draw water 1× Exodus 2:16
You have lifted me up 1× Psalms 30:1
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 2:16 וַתִּדְלֶ֗נָה to to draw water Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Exodus 2:19 דָּלֹ֤ה to drew water Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Exodus 2:19 דָלָה֙ to . . . Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 30:1 דִלִּיתָ֑נִי to You have lifted me up Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Proverbs 20:5 יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃ to draws them out Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 2:16
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Exodus 3 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1
Source forms
דָלָה֙ 1x ḏā·lāh Exodus 2:19
דָּלֹ֤ה 1x dā·lōh Exodus 2:19
דִלִּיתָ֑נִי 1x ḏil·lî·ṯā·nî Psalms 30:1
וַתִּדְלֶ֗נָה 1x wat·tiḏ·le·nāh Exodus 2:16
יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃ 1x yiḏ·len·nāh Proverbs 20:5
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural 1x Exodus 2:16
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular 1x Psalms 30:1
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular 1x Proverbs 20:5
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute 1x Exodus 2:19
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Exodus 2:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Literal act of lowering a bucket shifts metaphorically to divine rescue or deliverance from danger or distress.
Strong's H1802
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Psalms 30:1–5 Source Gloss
properly, to dangle , i.e. to let down a bucket (for drawing out water); figuratively, to deliver
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Literal act of lowering a bucket shifts metaphorically to divine rescue or deliverance from danger or distress.
properly, to dangle, i.e. to let down a bucket (for drawing out water); figuratively, to deliver BDB: draw Usage: draw (out), × enough, lift up.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 2
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Infinitive absolute Exod 2:19 1×
Perfect Exod 2:19 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
You drew me up; you lifted me; used of drawing water from a well; suggests a deep and helpless state
Showing 1 selected witness from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
דָּלָה is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain