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דַּל H1800
H1800 is the Hebrew word דַּל, transliterated dal and said dal. The King James Version most often renders it poor.
What it means
properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin.
Where it comes from
from H1809 (דָּלַל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 45 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.
Verses using דַּל
The first 40 of 43 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 23:3 · KJV
Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
Exodus 30:15 · KJV
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
Leviticus 14:21 · KJV
And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;
Leviticus 19:15 · KJV
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Judges 6:15 · KJV
And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.
Ruth 3:10 · KJV
And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
1 Samuel 2:8 · KJV
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
2 Samuel 3:1 · KJV
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
2 Samuel 13:4 · KJV
And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.
Job 5:16 · KJV
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
Job 20:10 · KJV
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
Job 20:19 · KJV
Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
Job 31:16 · KJV
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Job 34:19 · KJV
How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
Job 34:28 · KJV
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
Psalm 41:1 · KJV
Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Psalm 72:13 · KJV
He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
Psalm 82:3 · KJV
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Psalm 82:4 · KJV
Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
Psalm 113:7 · KJV
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
Proverbs 10:15 · KJV
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 14:31 · KJV
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Proverbs 19:4 · KJV
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
Proverbs 19:17 · KJV
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Proverbs 21:13 · KJV
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Proverbs 22:16 · KJV
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Proverbs 22:22 · KJV
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Proverbs 28:3 · KJV
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Proverbs 28:11 · KJV
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
Proverbs 28:15 · KJV
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
Proverbs 29:7 · KJV
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Proverbs 29:14 · KJV
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
Isaiah 10:2 · KJV
To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
Isaiah 11:4 · KJV
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
Isaiah 14:30 · KJV
And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
Isaiah 25:4 · KJV
For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Jeremiah 5:4 · KJV
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
Jeremiah 39:10 · KJV
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
Amos 2:7 · KJV
That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:
Amos 4:1 · KJV
Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1800 mean?
H1800 is the Hebrew word דַּל (dal), meaning properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin.
How is H1800 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it poor (36 times), weaker (2 times), if he be poor (1 time), whether poor (1 time), lean (1 time), among others.
How many times does H1800 appear in the Bible?
דַּל (dal) is tagged in 43 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1800 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1809 (דָּלַל).
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