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Strong's Lexicon dallah: Poverty, poor, lowliness Original Word: דַּלָּה Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: dallah Pronunciation: dal-lah' Phonetic Spelling: (dal-law') Definition: Poverty, poor, lowliness Meaning: something dangling, a loose thread, hair, indigent Word Origin: Derived from the root דָּלַל (dalal), which means "to be low, to hang down, to be poor." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4434 (πτωχός, ptochos) - often translated as "poor" in the New Testament, reflecting a similar concept of material and spiritual poverty. Usage: The term "dallah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a state of poverty or lowliness. It often describes individuals or groups who are economically disadvantaged or socially marginalized. The word conveys not only material lack but also a broader sense of vulnerability and neediness. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, poverty was a significant social issue. The Law of Moses provided various provisions to protect and support the poor, such as gleaning laws and the Year of Jubilee. The concept of "dallah" reflects the societal structure where wealth and resources were unevenly distributed, and the community was called to care for the less fortunate. The poor were often seen as having a special place in God's heart, and their plight was a frequent subject of the prophets' messages. Brown-Driver-Briggs I. דַּלָּה noun feminine collective, hair, thrum (both front hanging down) — דַּלָּה Isaiah 38:12; construct דַּלַּת Cant 7:6; — hair, ראשׁך ׳ד Cant 7:6; thrum (threads of warp hanging in loom) in simile of premature death מִדַּלָּה יְבַצְּעֵנִי Isaiah 38:12. II. [דַּלָּה] noun feminine the poor — construct דַּלַּת Jeremiah 40:7 2t.; plural דַּלּוֺת Jeremiah 52:15,16; — the poor (collective, weak, helpless ones) Jeremiah 40:7; 2 Kings 24:14; 2 Kings 25:12 (in "" Jeremiah 52:16, as also Jeremiah 52:15, ᵑ0 has strangely the plural) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance hair, pining sickness, poorest sort From dalah; properly, something dangling, i.e. A loose thread or hair; figuratively, indigent -- hair, pining sickness, poor(-est sort). see HEBREW dalah Forms and Transliterations דַּלַּ֥ת דַּלּ֨וֹת דלות דלת וְדַלַּ֥ת וּמִדַּלַּ֣ת וּמִדַּלּ֣וֹת וּמִדַּלּ֨וֹת ודלת ומדלות ומדלת מִדַּלָּ֣ה מדלה dal·laṯ dal·lō·wṯ dalLat dallaṯ dalLot dallōwṯ mid·dal·lāh middalLah middallāh ū·mid·dal·laṯ ū·mid·dal·lō·wṯ umiddalLat ūmiddallaṯ umiddalLot ūmiddallōwṯ vedalLat wə·ḏal·laṯ wəḏallaṯ Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 41:19 HEB: עֹל֣וֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן דַּלּ֨וֹת וְרָע֥וֹת תֹּ֛אַר KJV: came up after them, poor and very ill INT: came after poor ugly favoured 2 Kings 24:14 HEB: נִשְׁאַ֔ר זוּלַ֖ת דַּלַּ֥ת עַם־ הָאָֽרֶץ׃ NAS: except the poorest people KJV: save the poorest sort of the people INT: remained except the poorest people of the land 2 Kings 25:12 HEB: וּמִדַּלַּ֣ת הָאָ֔רֶץ הִשְׁאִ֖יר NAS: some of the poorest of the land KJV: left of the poor of the land INT: of the poorest of the land left Songs 7:5 HEB: עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ כַּכַּרְמֶ֔ל וְדַלַּ֥ת רֹאשֵׁ֖ךְ כָּאַרְגָּמָ֑ן NAS: you like Carmel, And the flowing locks of your head KJV: upon thee [is] like Carmel, and the hair of thine head INT: crowns Carmel and the flowing of your head purple Isaiah 38:12 HEB: כָאֹרֵ֤ג חַיַּי֙ מִדַּלָּ֣ה יְבַצְּעֵ֔נִי מִיּ֥וֹם NAS: He cuts me off from the loom; From day KJV: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day INT: A weaver my life the loom cuts day Jeremiah 40:7 HEB: וְנָשִׁים֙ וָטָ֔ף וּמִדַּלַּ֣ת הָאָ֔רֶץ מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר NAS: and children, those of the poorest of the land KJV: and children, and of the poor of the land, INT: women and children of the poorest of the land who Jeremiah 52:15 HEB: וּמִדַּלּ֨וֹת הָעָ֜ם וְֽאֶת־ NAS: some of the poorest of the people, KJV: carried away captive [certain] of the poor of the people, INT: of the poorest of the people the rest Jeremiah 52:16 HEB: וּמִדַּלּ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ הִשְׁאִ֕יר NAS: some of the poorest of the land KJV: left [certain] of the poor of the land INT: of the poorest of the land left 8 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 1803 8 Occurrences dal·laṯ — 1 Occ. dal·lō·wṯ — 1 Occ. mid·dal·lāh — 1 Occ. ū·mid·dal·laṯ — 2 Occ. ū·mid·dal·lō·wṯ — 2 Occ. wə·ḏal·laṯ — 1 Occ.