Dal דַּל

Dal (Hebrew דַּל, Strong's H1800) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “poor”. It occurs 47 times in 46 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Dal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

• Exodus 23:3
  Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.
• Exodus 30:15
  The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the Lord, to make an atonement for your souls.In making the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.

Leviticus

• Leviticus 14:21
  And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;If, however, the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil,
• Leviticus 19:15
  Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

Judges

• Judges 6:15
  And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.“Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”

Ruth

• Ruth 3:10
  And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 2:8
  He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 3:1
  Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
• 2 Samuel 13:4
  And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.so he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

Job

• Job 5:16
  So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
• Job 20:10
  His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.
• Job 20:19
  Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
• Job 31:16
  If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
• Job 34:19
  How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
• Job 34:28
  So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.

Psalms

• Psalm 41:1
  Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
• Psalm 72:13
  He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
• Psalm 82:3
  Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
• Psalm 82:4
  Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
• Psalm 113:7
  He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump

Proverbs

• Proverbs 10:15
  The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
• Proverbs 14:31
  He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
• Proverbs 19:4
  Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
• Proverbs 19:17
  He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
• Proverbs 21:13
  Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
• Proverbs 22:9
  He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
• Proverbs 22:16
  He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
• Proverbs 22:22
  Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
• Proverbs 28:3
  A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
• Proverbs 28:8
  He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
• Proverbs 28:11
  The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.
• Proverbs 28:15
  As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
• Proverbs 29:7
  The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
• Proverbs 29:14
  The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.A king who judges the poor with fairness— his throne will be established forever.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 10:2
  To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.
• Isaiah 11:4
  But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
• Isaiah 14:30
  And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.Then the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root by famine, and your remnant will be slain.
• Isaiah 25:4
  For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,
• Isaiah 26:6
  The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 5:4
  Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.
• Jeremiah 39:10
  But Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.

Amos

• Amos 2:7
  That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.
• Amos 4:1
  Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”
• Amos 5:11
  Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.
• Amos 8:6
  That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!”

Zephaniah

• Zephaniah 3:12
  I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord.But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).