Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1803 |
|---|---|
| Word: | דַּלָּה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H1802 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | dallah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | dal-law' |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) something dangling, i.e. a loose thread or hair 2. (figuratively) indigent |
| KJV Renderings: | hair, pining sickness, poor(-est sort). |
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I. דַּלָּה noun feminine collective, hair, thrum (both front hanging down) — דַּלָּה Isa 38:12 construct דַּלַּת Song 7:6 — hair, ראשׁך ׳ ד Song 7:6 thrum (threads of warp hanging in loom) in simile of premature death מִדַּלָּה יְבַצְּעֵנִי Isa 38:12.
II. [דַּלָּה] noun feminine the poor — construct דַּלַּת Jer 40:7 + 2 t.; plural דַּלּוֺת Jer 52:15; Jer 52:16 — the poor (collective, weak, helpless ones) Jer 40:7; 2Kgs 24:14; 2Kgs 25:12 (in || Jer 52:16, as also Jer 52:15, ᵑ0 has strangely the plural)
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Isaiah 26:20
