What does דָּלַל (dālal) mean in the Bible?
דָּלַל (dālal): Weakness flowing from depletion: literal thinning or drying transitions to social powerlessness and oppression.
Hebrew · H1809
דָּלַל
To slacken or be feeble ; figuratively, to be oppressed
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דָּלַל H1809
Pronunciation dālal
What does דָּלַל (dālal) mean in the Bible?
דָּלַל (dālal): Weakness flowing from depletion: literal thinning or drying transitions to social powerlessness and oppression.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1809?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include grow weak (1), hanging limp (1), he dangles (1), I am brought (1), I was helpless (1).
Where does דָּלַל (dālal) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 6:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Psalms (3), Job (1), Judges (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 grow weak 1× Isaiah 38:14
hanging limp 1× Proverbs 26:7
he dangles 1× Job 28:4
I am brought 1× Psalms 142:6
I was helpless 1× Psalms 116:6
impoverished 1× Judges 6:6
we are brought 1× Psalms 79:8
will fade 1× Isaiah 17:4
will trickle 1× Isaiah 19:6
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 6:6 וַיִּדַּ֧ל to impoverished Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Job 28:4 דַּ֖לּוּ to he dangles Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Psalms 79:8 דַלּ֣וֹנוּ to we are brought Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Psalms 116:6 דַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗י to I was helpless Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Psalms 142:6 דַלּ֪וֹתִ֫י to I am brought Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Proverbs 26:7 דַּלְי֣וּ to hanging limp Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Isaiah 17:4 יִדַּ֖ל to will fade Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 19:6 דָּלֲל֥וּ to will trickle Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Isaiah 38:14 דַּלּ֤וּ to grow weak Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 6:6
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 5
Judges 1 Job 1 Psalms 3 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 3
Source forms
דַּ֖לּוּ 1x dal·lū Job 28:4
דַּלּ֤וּ 1x dal·lū Isaiah 38:14
דַלּ֣וֹנוּ 1x ḏal·lō·w·nū Psalms 79:8
דַלּ֪וֹתִ֫י 1x ḏal·lō·w·ṯî Psalms 142:6
דַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗י 1x dal·lō·w·ṯî Psalms 116:6
דַּלְי֣וּ 1x dal·yū Proverbs 26:7
דָּלֲל֥וּ 1x dā·lă·lū Isaiah 19:6
וַיִּדַּ֧ל 1x way·yid·dal Judges 6:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 4x Job 28:4, Proverbs 26:7, Isaiah 19:6, Isaiah 38:14
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular 2x Psalms 116:6, Psalms 142:6
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Judges 6:6
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 17:4
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural 1x Psalms 79:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Weakness flowing from depletion: literal thinning or drying transitions to social powerlessness and oppression.
Source Gloss
to slacken or be feeble ; figuratively, to be oppressed
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Weakness flowing from depletion: literal thinning or drying transitions to social powerlessness and oppression.
to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed BDB: hang Usage: bring low, dry up, be emptied, be not equal, fail, be impoverished, be made thin.
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 8
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 8×
Perfect Isa 19:6 · Isa 38:14 · Job 28:4 · Prov 26:7 · Ps 116:6 · Ps 142:7 · Ps 79:8 7×
Imperfect Isa 17:4 1×
Word Origins
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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