1809. dalal
Strong's Lexicon
dalal: To be low, to be brought low, to be thin, to be impoverished

Original Word: דָּלַל
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: dalal
Pronunciation: dah-LAHL
Phonetic Spelling: (daw-lal')
Definition: To be low, to be brought low, to be thin, to be impoverished
Meaning: to slacken, be feeble, to be oppressed

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance, the concept of being brought low or humbled can be related to Greek terms such as ταπεινόω (tapeinoō - Strong's G5013), which means to humble or abase.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "dalal" primarily conveys the idea of being brought low or becoming weak, thin, or impoverished. It is often used in contexts where individuals or groups experience a reduction in strength, status, or resources. The term can describe physical, economic, or social diminishment.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, strength and prosperity were often seen as signs of divine favor, while weakness and poverty could be interpreted as a result of sin or divine judgment. The concept of being "brought low" was significant in a culture that valued honor and social standing. The Israelites were agrarian, and their dependence on the land made them acutely aware of the fragility of their prosperity, which could be affected by factors like drought, invasion, or divine displeasure.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to hang, be low, languish
NASB Translation
brought low (1), brought...low (3), fade (1), hang (1), look wistfully (1), thin (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
דָּלַל verb hang, be low, languish (Late Hebrew Hiph`il thin, thin out vines, etc.; Assyrian dalâlu, be weak, humble ZimBp 74. 97; Arabic direct, guide, , be directed, guided; put in motion, commotion; be in motion, hang, dangle; also amorous, coquettish, gesture or behaviour of women) —

Qal Perfect דֵּלֹּתִי Psalm 116:6, דַּלּוֺתִי Psalm 142:7; 1plural 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`al 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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
bring low, dry up, be emptied, be not equal, fail, be impoverished, be made thin

A primitive root (compare dalah); to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed -- bring low, dry up, be emptied, be not equal, fail, be impoverished, be made thin.

see HEBREW dalah

Forms and Transliterations
דַּ֖לּוּ דַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗י דַּלְי֣וּ דַּלּ֤וּ דַלּ֣וֹנוּ דַלּ֪וֹתִ֫י דָּלֲל֥וּ דלו דלונו דלותי דליו דללו וַיִּדַּ֧ל וידל יִדַּ֖ל ידל dā·lă·lū ḏal·lō·w·nū dal·lō·w·ṯî ḏal·lō·w·ṯî dal·lū dal·yū dalaLu dālălū dalLonu dalloTi ḏallōwnū dallōwṯî ḏallōwṯî Dallu dallū dalYu dalyū vaiyidDal way·yid·dal wayyiddal yid·dal yiddal
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Englishman's Concordance
Judges 6:6
HEB: וַיִּדַּ֧ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מְאֹ֖ד
NAS: So Israel was brought very low
KJV: was greatly impoverished because
INT: was brought Israel very

Job 28:4
HEB: מִנִּי־ רָ֑גֶל דַּ֖לּוּ מֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁ נָֽעוּ׃
NAS: by the foot; They hang and swing to and fro
KJV: of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away
INT: by the foot hang men and swing

Psalm 79:8
HEB: רַחֲמֶ֑יךָ כִּ֖י דַלּ֣וֹנוּ מְאֹֽד׃
NAS: to meet us, For we are brought very
KJV: us: for we are brought very low.
INT: your compassion for are brought very

Psalm 116:6
HEB: פְּתָאיִ֣ם יְהֹוָ֑ה דַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗י וְלִ֣י יְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃
NAS: the simple; I was brought low, and He saved
KJV: the simple: I was brought low, and he helped
INT: the simple the LORD was brought saved

Psalm 142:6
HEB: רִנָּתִי֮ כִּֽי־ דַלּ֪וֹתִ֫י מְאֹ֥ד הַצִּילֵ֥נִי
NAS: to my cry, For I am brought very
KJV: very low: deliver
INT: my cry For I am brought very Deliver

Proverbs 26:7
HEB: דַּלְי֣וּ שֹׁ֭קַיִם מִפִּסֵּ֑חַ
KJV: of the lame are not equal: so [is] a parable
INT: equal the legs to the lame

Isaiah 17:4
HEB: בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא יִדַּ֖ל כְּב֣וֹד יַעֲקֹ֑ב
NAS: of Jacob will fade, And the fatness
KJV: of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness
INT: day he will fade the glory of Jacob

Isaiah 19:6
HEB: וְהֶאֶזְנִ֣יחוּ נְהָר֔וֹת דָּלֲל֥וּ וְחָרְב֖וּ יְאֹרֵ֣י
NAS: of Egypt will thin out and dry
KJV: of defence shall be emptied and dried up:
INT: will emit the canals will thin and dry the streams

Isaiah 38:14
HEB: אֶהְגֶּ֖ה כַּיּוֹנָ֑ה דַּלּ֤וּ עֵינַי֙ לַמָּר֔וֹם
NAS: My eyes look wistfully to the heights;
KJV: mine eyes fail [with looking] upward:
INT: moan A dove look my eyes to the heights

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1809
9 Occurrences


dā·lă·lū — 1 Occ.
ḏal·lō·w·nū — 1 Occ.
dal·lō·w·ṯî — 2 Occ.
dal·lū — 2 Occ.
dal·yū — 1 Occ.
way·yid·dal — 1 Occ.
yid·dal — 1 Occ.
















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