What does דֶּלֶת · עַם mean in the Bible?
דֶּלֶת · עַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "doors or gateway of the peoples".
Hebrew · H1817, H5971
דַּלְתֹת הָעַמִּים
Something swinging , i.e. the valve of a door · 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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דֶּלֶתH1817something swinging , i.e. the valve of a door
Pronunciationdelet
Hinged barrier marking household or city threshold; figuratively, access point or vulnerable entry to inner space.
Open lexicon entry →עַםH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock
Pronunciationam
Collective body unified by kinship or covenant; Israel's foundational term for God's chosen people as organic whole.
Open lexicon entry →What does דַּלְתֹת הָעַמִּים (daltōt hāʿammîm) mean in the Bible?
דֶּלֶת · עַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "doors or gateway of the peoples".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1817, H5971?
H1817, H5971 is connected to 1,959 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. doors or gateway of the peoples
Strong'sH1817, H5971
Lexical occurrences1,959 versesSource Gloss
doors or gateway of the peoples
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דַּלְתֹת הָעַמִּים is built from this root: