What does דַּלָּה · עַם mean in the Bible?
דַּלָּה · עַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "poor of the people, lowly people".
Hebrew · H1803, H5971
דַּלַּת הָעָם
Properly, something dangling , i.e. a loose thread or hair ; figuratively, indigent · a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock
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דַּלָּה H1803 properly, something dangling , i.e. a loose thread or hair ; figuratively, indigent
Pronunciation dalāh
Weak or hanging down; metaphorically extends to spiritual/material poverty and vulnerability requiring covenant protection.
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עַם H5971 a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock
Pronunciation am
Collective body unified by kinship or covenant; Israel's foundational term for God's chosen people as organic whole.
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What does דַּלַּת הָעָם (dallat ha'am) mean in the Bible?
דַּלָּה · עַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "poor of the people, lowly people".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1803, H5971?
H1803, H5971 is connected to 1,878 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. poor of the people, lowly people
Strong's H1803, H5971
Lexical occurrences 1,878 verses Source Gloss
poor of the people, lowly people
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דַּלַּת הָעָם is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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