BDB1944
דְּלִי noun [masculine] bucket, כְּמַר מִדְּלִי like a drop (hanging) from a bucket Isa 40:15 Du suffix יזל מים מִדָּֽלְיָו Num 24:7 compare Di (on form doly¹w compare Ew§ 180 a & Anm. 3, also Sta§ 52 a); figurative of Israel's prosperity.
Strong's Lexicon
H1805
H1805 — דְּלִי דֳּלִי
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H1805 |
|---|---|
| Word: | דְּלִי דֳּלִי |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H1802 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | dliy |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | del-ee' (or doliy {dol-ee'}) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a pail or jar (for drawing water) |
| KJV Renderings: | bucket. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
דלי (d’lee)
Isaiah 40:15
- KJV: Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
- EHCC: the nations (are) as a drop of a bucket,
Numbers 24:7
- KJV: He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
- EHCC: pour the water out of his buckeis,