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Lexicon :: Strong's H1809 - dālal

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דָּלַל
Transliteration
dālal
Pronunciation
daw-lal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root (compare דָּלָה (H1802))
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TWOT Reference: 433

Strong’s Definitions

דָּלַל dâlal, daw-lal'; a primitive root (compare H1802); to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed:—bring low, dry up, be emptied, be not equal, fail, be impoverished, be made thin.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H1809 in the following manner: brought low (3x), dried up (1x), not equal (1x), emptied (1x), fail (1x), impoverished (1x), made thin (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H1809 in the following manner: brought low (3x), dried up (1x), not equal (1x), emptied (1x), fail (1x), impoverished (1x), made thin (1x).

  1. to hang, languish, hang down, be low

    1. (Qal)

      1. to hang low

      2. to be low

      3. of distress (fig.)

      4. to languish, look weakly (of eyes)

    2. (Niphal) to be brought low, be laid low

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דָּלַל dâlal, daw-lal'; a primitive root (compare H1802); to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed:—bring low, dry up, be emptied, be not equal, fail, be impoverished, be made thin.
STRONGS H1809: Abbreviations
† דָּלַל verb hang, be low, languish (Late Hebrew Hiph. thin, thin out vines, etc.; Assyrian dalâlu, be weak, humble ZimBp 74. 97; Arabic bdb019502 direct, guide, bdb019503, be directed, guided; bdb019504 put in motion, commotion; bdb019505 be in motion, hang, dangle; also bdb019506 amorous, coquettish, gesture or behaviour of women) —
Qal Perfect דֵּלֹּתִי Psalm 116:6, דַּלּוֺתִי Psalm 142:7; 1st person plural דַּלּוֺנוּ Psalm 79:8, דָּֽלֲלוּ Isaiah 19:6, דַּלּוּ Isaiah 38:14; Job 28:4 (on דַּלְיוּ Proverbs 26:7 compare דָּלָה); — hang, 'depend', Job 28:4 (of one descending a miner's shaft || נָעוּ); be low, of streams Isaiah 19:6 (|| חָֽרְבוּ); be low, brought low, metaphor of distress Psalm 79:8; Psalm 116:6; Psalm 142:7; languish, of eyes, look languishingly (Che) Isaiah 38:14. —
Niph. Imperfect יִדַּל Isaiah 17:4, וַיִּדַּל Judges 6:6, — be brought low, laid low, Judges 6:6 figurative of Israel; Isaiah 17:4 of glory of Jacob.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

6:6; 6:6

Job

28:4; 28:4

Psalms

79:8; 79:8; 116:6; 116:6; 142:7; 142:7

Proverbs

26:7

Isaiah

17:4; 17:4; 19:6; 19:6; 38:14; 38:14

H1809

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1809 matches the Hebrew דָּלַל (dālal),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:6 - And Israel was brought very low because of Midian. And the people of Israel cried out for help to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:4 - He opens shafts in a valley away from where anyone lives;
they are forgotten by travelers;
they hang in the air, far away from mankind; they swing to and fro.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:8 - Do not remember against us our former iniquities;[fn]
let your compassion come speedily to meet us,
for we are brought very low.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:6 - The LORD preserves the simple;
when I was brought low, he saved me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 142:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:6 - Attend to my cry,
for I am brought very low!
Deliver me from my persecutors,
for they are too strong for me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:7 - Like a lame man’s legs, which hang useless,
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:4 - And in that day the glory of Jacob will be brought low,
and the fat of his flesh will grow lean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:6 - and its canals will become foul,
and the branches of Egypt’s Nile will diminish and dry up,
reeds and rushes will rot away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14 - Like a swallow or a crane I chirp;
I moan like a dove.
My eyes are weary with looking upward.
O Lord, I am oppressed; be my pledge of safety!
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