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דַּלָּה H1803

H1803 is the Hebrew word דַּלָּה, transliterated dallâh and said dal-law'. The King James Version most often renders it poor.

Word: דַּלָּהTransliteration: dallâhSaid: dal-law'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 8 verses

What it means

properly, something dangling, i.e. a loose thread or hair; figuratively, indigent.

Where it comes from

from H1802 (דָּלָה).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

poor 3×certain of the poor 2×poorest sort 1×hair 1×pining sickness 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: hair, pining sickness, poor(-est sort).

Verses using דַּלָּה

All 8 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 41:19 · KJV

And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:

2 Kings 24:14 · KJV

And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

2 Kings 25:12 · KJV

But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

Song of Solomon 7:5 · KJV

Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.

Isaiah 38:12 · KJV

Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd’s tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.

Jeremiah 40:7 · KJV

Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

Jeremiah 52:15 · KJV

Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.

Jeremiah 52:16 · KJV

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1803 mean?

H1803 is the Hebrew word דַּלָּה (dallâh), meaning properly, something dangling, i.e. a loose thread or hair; figuratively, indigent.

How is H1803 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it poor (3 times), certain of the poor (2 times), poorest sort (1 time), hair (1 time), pining sickness (1 time).

How many times does H1803 appear in the Bible?

דַּלָּה (dallâh) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1803 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1802 (דָּלָה).

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