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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דָּלָהH1802
Pronunciationdillîṯānî
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 out1×Proverbs 20:5
drew water1×Exodus 2:19
to draw water1×Exodus 2:16
You have lifted me up1×Psalms 30:1
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 2:16וַתִּדְלֶ֗נָהtoto draw waterConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine pluralExodus 2:19דָּלֹ֤הtodrew waterVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteExodus 2:19דָלָה֙to. . .Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularPsalms 30:1דִלִּיתָ֑נִיtoYou have lifted me upVerb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singularProverbs 20:5יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃todraws them outVerb - 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 rowExodus 2:16
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Exodus3Psalms1Proverbs1
Source forms
דָלָה֙1xḏā·lāhExodus 2:19
דָּלֹ֤ה1xdā·lōhExodus 2:19
דִלִּיתָ֑נִי1xḏil·lî·ṯā·nîPsalms 30:1
וַתִּדְלֶ֗נָה1xwat·tiḏ·le·nāhExodus 2:16
יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃1xyiḏ·len·nāhProverbs 20:5
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural1xExodus 2:16
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular1xPsalms 30:1
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular1xProverbs 20:5
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute1xExodus 2:19
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular1xExodus 2:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Literal act of lowering a bucket shifts metaphorically to divine rescue or deliverance from danger or distress.
Strong'sH1802
Lexical occurrences5 versesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkPsalms 30:1–5Source Gloss
properly, to dangle , i.e. to let down a bucket (for drawing out water); figuratively, to deliver
Extended definitionSource: 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 groups1Aligned forms2
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense2×
Infinitive absoluteExod 2:191×
PerfectExod 2:191×
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
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Word Origins
דָּלָה is built from this root:
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