What does דַּלָּה (dalāh) mean in the Bible?
דַּלָּה (dalāh): Weak or hanging down; metaphorically extends to spiritual/material poverty and vulnerability requiring covenant protection.
Hebrew · H1803
דַּלָּה
Properly, something dangling , i.e. a loose thread or hair ; figuratively, indigent
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דַּלָּה H1803
Pronunciation dalāh
What does דַּלָּה (dalāh) mean in the Bible?
דַּלָּה (dalāh): Weak or hanging down; metaphorically extends to spiritual/material poverty and vulnerability requiring covenant protection.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1803?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include some of the poorest (2), . . . (1), [some of] the poorest (1), [who were] the poorest (1), from the loom (1).
Where does דַּלָּה (dalāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 41:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (3), 2 Kings (2), Genesis (1), Isaiah (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 some of the poorest 2× 2 Kings 25:12, Jeremiah 52:16
. . . 1× Genesis 41:19
[some of] the poorest 1× Jeremiah 52:15
[who were] the poorest 1× Jeremiah 40:7
from the loom 1× Isaiah 38:12
the hair 1× Song Of Solomon 7:5
the poorest 1× 2 Kings 24:14
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 41:19 דַּלּ֨וֹת to . . . Adjective - feminine plural 2 Kings 24:14 דַּלַּ֥ת to the poorest Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Kings 25:12 וּמִדַּלַּ֣ת to some of the poorest Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Song Of Solomon 7:5 וְדַלַּ֥ת to the hair Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Isaiah 38:12 מִדַּלָּ֣ה to from the loom Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 40:7 וּמִדַּלַּ֣ת to [who were] the poorest Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 52:15 וּמִדַּלּ֨וֹת to [some of] the poorest Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct Jeremiah 52:16 וּמִדַּלּ֣וֹת to some of the poorest Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 41:19
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 5
Genesis 1 2 Kings 2 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 3
Source forms
וּמִדַּלַּ֣ת 2x ū·mid·dal·laṯ 2 Kings 25:12, Jeremiah 40:7
דַּלּ֨וֹת 1x dal·lō·wṯ Genesis 41:19
דַּלַּ֥ת 1x dal·laṯ 2 Kings 24:14
וְדַלַּ֥ת 1x wə·ḏal·laṯ Song Of Solomon 7:5
וּמִדַּלּ֨וֹת 1x ū·mid·dal·lō·wṯ Jeremiah 52:15
וּמִדַּלּ֣וֹת 1x ū·mid·dal·lō·wṯ Jeremiah 52:16
מִדַּלָּ֣ה 1x mid·dal·lāh Isaiah 38:12
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct 2x Jeremiah 52:15, Jeremiah 52:16
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x 2 Kings 25:12, Jeremiah 40:7
Adjective - feminine plural 1x Genesis 41:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Song Of Solomon 7:5
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x 2 Kings 24:14
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 38:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Weak or hanging down; metaphorically extends to spiritual/material poverty and vulnerability requiring covenant protection.
Source Gloss
properly, something dangling , i.e. a loose thread or hair ; figuratively, indigent
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Weak or hanging down; metaphorically extends to spiritual/material poverty and vulnerability requiring covenant protection.
properly, something dangling, i.e. a loose thread or hair; figuratively, indigent BDB: hair Usage: hair, pining sickness, poor(-est sort).
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
דַּלָּה 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