Strong's Lexicon

H1811

H1811 — דָּלַף

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewdalaphverb-stemOccurrences: 3TWOT: 434

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1811
Word:דָּלַף
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:dalaph
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:daw-laf'
Meaning:1. to drip 2. (by implication) to weep
KJV Renderings:drop through, melt, pour out.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB1955

דָּלַף verb drop, drip (Wisdom Literature.) (Late Hebrew id. (זלף more common), דֶּלֶף through, etc., Aramaic דְּלַף, [untranscribed source text 1149], drip) —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular אֶלאֱֿלוֺהַּ דָּֽלְפָה עֵינִי Job 16:20 i.e. weeps (drops in tears); דָּֽלְפָה נַפְשִׁי מִתּוּגָה Ps 119:28 i.e. weeps (itself away Che compare De ); Imperfect בְּשִׁפְלוּת יָדַיִם יִדְלֹף הַבָּֽיִת׃ Eccl 10:18 the house drips, i.e. leaks, because cracks are not mended.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

דלף (dah-laph’)

Psalms 119:28

KJV: My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.melteth: Heb. droppeth
EHCC: My soul melteth for heaviness: (marg.
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