Dalal דָּלַל
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| דָּלַל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | dalal |
| Strong's number | H1809 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to languish |
| Occurrences | 9 in 9 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (3) |
Dalal (Hebrew דָּלַל, Strong's H1809) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to languish”. It occurs 9 times in 9 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to hang, languish, hang down, be low
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hang low
1a2) to be low
1a3) of distress (fig.)
1a4) to languish, look weakly (of eyes)
1b) (Niphal) to be brought low, be laid low
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hang low
1a2) to be low
1a3) of distress (fig.)
1a4) to languish, look weakly (of eyes)
1b) (Niphal) to be brought low, be laid low
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | low (3), brought (2), impoverished (1), up (1), equal (1), thin (1), emptied (1), fail (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | impoverished (1), he dangles (1), we are brought (1), i was helpless (1), i am brought (1), hanging limp (1), will fade (1), will trickle (1), grow weak (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Dalal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 6:6And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the Lord.Israel was greatly impoverished by Midian, and the Israelites cried out to the LORD.
Job
- Job 28:4The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.
Psalms
- Psalm 79:8O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.
- Psalm 116:6The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.
- Psalm 142:6Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 26:7The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 17:4And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.“In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and the fat of his body will waste away,
- Isaiah 19:6And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.
- Isaiah 38:14Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).