דַּל
dal
“poor”
Definition
properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
from H1809 (דָּלַל);
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Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
H:A
Hebrew Adjective
Occurrences
דַּל appears 45 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
He raises the poor from the dustand lifts the needy from the ash heap.He seats them among princesand bestows on them a throne of honor.For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s,and upon them He has set the world.
to deprive the poor of fair treatmentand withhold justice from the oppressed of My people,to make widows their preyand orphans their plunder.
For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor;he has seized houses he did not build.
Wealth attracts many friends,but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Like a roaring lion or a charging bearis a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
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