Definition
a primitive root (compare H1802); to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed
Traditional renderings: bring low, dry up, be emptied, be not equal, fail, be impoverished, be made thin.
Traditional renderings: bring low, dry up, be emptied, be not equal, fail, be impoverished, be made thin.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders דָּלַל:
- πτωχεύωptōcheuō“be poor”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
9 total
- Judges 6:6וַיִּדַּ֧ל · impoverishedIsrael was greatly impoverished by Midian, and the Israelites cried out to the LORD.
- Job 28:4דַּ֖לּוּ · he danglesFar from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.
- Psalm 79:8דַלּ֣וֹנוּ · we are broughtDo not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.
- Psalm 116:6דַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗י · I was helplessThe LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.
- Psalm 142:6דַלּ֪וֹתִ֫י · I am broughtListen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
- Proverbs 26:7דַּלְי֣וּ · hanging limpLike lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
- Isaiah 17:4יִדַּ֖ל · will fade“In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and the fat of his body will waste away,
- Isaiah 19:6דָּלֲל֥וּ · will trickleThe canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.
- Isaiah 38:14דַּלּ֤וּ · grow weakI chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”