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Lexicon :: Strong's H1800 - dal

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דַּל
Transliteration
dal
Pronunciation
dal
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 433a

Strong’s Definitions

דַּל dal, dal; from H1809; properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin:—lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 48x

The KJV translates Strong's H1800 in the following manner: poor (43x), needy (2x), weaker (2x), lean (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 48x
The KJV translates Strong's H1800 in the following manner: poor (43x), needy (2x), weaker (2x), lean (1x).

  1. low, poor, weak, thin, one who is low

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דַּל dal, dal; from H1809; properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin:—lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.
STRONGS H1800: Abbreviations
† דַּל adjective see below דלל.

דַּל adjective low, weak, poor, thin (especially common in Wisdom literature and poetry) — דַּל Leviticus 14:21 + 8 times, דָּ֑ל Exodus 23:3 + 17 times + שָדּל Psalm 82:3; דַּלִּים Amos 2:7 + 17 times; דַּלּוֺת Genesis 41:19; — weak, thin, of kine Genesis 41:19 (E); of Amnon 2 Samuel 13:4; weak, of family of Saul 2 Samuel 3:1 (opposed to חָזֵק) compare Judges 6:15; reduced, poor (opposed to rich) Leviticus 14:21(P) Ruth 3:10 (opposed to עָשִׁיר) Jeremiah 5:4 (opposed to הגדולים, Jeremiah 5:5) Proverbs 28:15; Zephaniah 3:12 (עַם עָנִי וָדָ֑ל); mostly substantive, a poor (man), the poor Exodus 23:3 (JE); opposed to עָשִׁיר Exodus 30:15 (P) Proverbs 10:15; Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 28:11; opposed to הוֺן Proverbs 19:4; || אביון 1 Samuel 2:8; Job 5:16; Psalm 72:13; Psalm 82:4; Psalm 113:7; Proverbs 14:31; Isaiah 14:30; Isaiah 25:4; Amos 4:1; Amos 8:6; compare also Job 20:10, 19; Proverbs 22:9; Jeremiah 39:10; reduced, weak, helpless (|| עני) Job 34:28; Psalm 82:3(|| also יתום), Proverbs 22:22; Proverbs 10:2; Proverbs 11:4; Proverbs 26:6; Amos 2:7; || אלמנה Job 31:16; opposed to שׁוֺעַ Job 34:19; — compare also Psalm 41:2; Proverbs 19:17; Proverbs 21:13; Proverbs 28:3, 8; Proverbs 29:7, 14.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

41:19; 41:19

Exodus

23:3; 23:3; 30:15

Leviticus

14:21; 14:21

Judges

6:15

Ruth

3:10

1 Samuel

2:8

2 Samuel

3:1; 13:4

Job

5:16; 20:10; 20:19; 31:16; 34:19; 34:28

Psalms

41:2; 72:13; 82:3; 82:3; 82:4; 113:7

Proverbs

10:2; 10:15; 11:4; 14:31; 19:4; 19:17; 21:13; 22:9; 22:16; 22:22; 26:6; 28:3; 28:8; 28:11; 28:15; 29:7; 29:14

Isaiah

14:30; 25:4

Jeremiah

5:4; 5:5; 39:10

Amos

2:7; 2:7; 4:1; 8:6

Zephaniah

3:12

H1800

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1800 matches the Hebrew דַּל (dal),
which occurs 47 times in 46 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:3 - And do not slant your testimony in favor of a person just because that person is poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:15 - When this offering is given to the LORD to purify your lives, making you right with him,[fn] the rich must not give more than the specified amount, and the poor must not give less.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:21 - “But anyone who is too poor and cannot afford these offerings may bring one male lamb for a guilt offering, to be lifted up as a special offering for purification. The person must also bring two quarts[fn] of choice flour moistened with olive oil for the grain offering and a cup of olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:15 - “Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:15 - “But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:10 - “The LORD bless you, my daughter!” Boaz exclaimed. “You are showing even more family loyalty now than you did before, for you have not gone after a younger man, whether rich or poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:8 - He lifts the poor from the dust
and the needy from the garbage dump.
He sets them among princes,
placing them in seats of honor.
For all the earth is the LORD’s,
and he has set the world in order.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:1 - That was the beginning of a long war between those who were loyal to Saul and those loyal to David. As time passed David became stronger and stronger, while Saul’s dynasty became weaker and weaker.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:4 - One day Jonadab said to Amnon, “What’s the trouble? Why should the son of a king look so dejected morning after morning?”
So Amnon told him, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:16 - And so at last the poor have hope,
and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:10 - Their children will beg from the poor,
for they must give back their stolen riches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:19 - For they oppressed the poor and left them destitute.
They foreclosed on their homes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:16 - “Have I refused to help the poor,
or crushed the hopes of widows?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:19 - He doesn’t care how great a person may be,
and he pays no more attention to the rich than to the poor.
He made them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:28 - They cause the poor to cry out, catching God’s attention.
He hears the cries of the needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David.

Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor!
The LORD rescues them when they are in trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:13 - He feels pity for the weak and the needy,
and he will rescue them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:3 - “Give justice to the poor and the orphan;
uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:4 - Rescue the poor and helpless;
deliver them from the grasp of evil people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 113:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:7 - He lifts the poor from the dust
and the needy from the garbage dump.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:15 - The wealth of the rich is their fortress;
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:31 - Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker,
but helping the poor honors him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:4 - Wealth makes many “friends”;
poverty drives them all away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:17 - If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD—
and he will repay you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:13 - Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor
will be ignored in their own time of need.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:9 - Blessed are those who are generous,
because they feed the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:16 - A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor
or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:22 - Don’t rob the poor just because you can,
or exploit the needy in court.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:3 - A poor person who oppresses the poor
is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:8 - Income from charging high interest rates
will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:11 - Rich people may think they are wise,
but a poor person with discernment can see right through them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:15 - A wicked ruler is as dangerous to the poor
as a roaring lion or an attacking bear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:7 - The godly care about the rights of the poor;
the wicked don’t care at all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:14 - If a king judges the poor fairly,
his throne will last forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:2 - They deprive the poor of justice
and deny the rights of the needy among my people.
They prey on widows
and take advantage of orphans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:4 - He will give justice to the poor
and make fair decisions for the exploited.
The earth will shake at the force of his word,
and one breath from his mouth will destroy the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:30 - I will feed the poor in my pasture;
the needy will lie down in peace.
But as for you, I will wipe you out with famine
and destroy the few who remain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4 - But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O LORD,
a tower of refuge to the needy in distress.
You are a refuge from the storm
and a shelter from the heat.
For the oppressive acts of ruthless people
are like a storm beating against a wall,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:6 - The poor and oppressed trample it underfoot,
and the needy walk all over it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:4 - Then I said, “But what can we expect from the poor?
They are ignorant.
They don’t know the ways of the LORD.
They don’t understand God’s laws.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 39:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:10 - But Nebuzaradan left a few of the poorest people in Judah, and he assigned them vineyards and fields to care for.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:7 - They trample helpless people in the dust
and shove the oppressed out of the way.
Both father and son sleep with the same woman,
corrupting my holy name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:1 - Listen to me, you fat cows[fn]
living in Samaria,
you women who oppress the poor
and crush the needy,
and who are always calling to your husbands,
“Bring us another drink!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:11 - You trample the poor,
stealing their grain through taxes and unfair rent.
Therefore, though you build beautiful stone houses,
you will never live in them.
Though you plant lush vineyards,
you will never drink wine from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:6 - And you mix the grain you sell
with chaff swept from the floor.
Then you enslave poor people
for one piece of silver or a pair of sandals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:12 - Those who are left will be the lowly and humble,
for it is they who trust in the name of the LORD.
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