דָּלַל
da.lal
“to languish”
Definition
to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed
a primitive root (compare H1802 (דָּלָה));
- to hang, languish, hang down, be low 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hang low 1a2) to be low 1a3) of distress (fig.) 1a4) to languish, look weakly (of eyes) 1b) (Niphal) to be brought low, be laid low
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
דָּלַל appears 8 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
“In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade,and the fat of his body will waste away,
The canals will stink;the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up;the reeds and rushes will wither.
I 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.”
Israel was greatly impoverished by Midian, and the Israelites cried out to the LORD.
Far from human habitation he cuts a shaftin places forgotten by the foot of man.Far from men he dangles and sways.
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