Definition
from H1802; properly, something dangling, i.e. a loose thread or hair; figuratively, indigent
Traditional renderings: hair, pining sickness, poor(-est sort).
Traditional renderings: hair, pining sickness, poor(-est sort).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders דַּלָּה:
- πτωχόςptōchos“poor”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
8 total
- Genesis 41:19דַּלּ֨וֹתAfter them, seven other cows—sickly, ugly, and thin—came up. I have never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt!
- 2 Kings 24:14דַּלַּ֥ת · the poorestHe carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.
- 2 Kings 25:12וּמִדַּלַּ֣ת · some of the poorestBut the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.
- Song of Solomon 7:5וְדַלַּ֥ת · the hairYour head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.
- Isaiah 38:12מִדַּלָּ֣ה · from the loomMy dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom; from day until night You make an end of me.
- Jeremiah 40:7וּמִדַּלַּ֣ת · [who were] the poorestWhen all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children who were the poorest of the land and had not been exiled to Babylon,
- Jeremiah 52:15וּמִדַּלּ֨וֹת · [some of] the poorestThen Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the craftsmen.
- Jeremiah 52:16וּמִדַּלּ֣וֹת · some of the poorestBut Nebuzaradan captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.