Strong's Hebrew · H1809

דָּלַל

dâlal · daw-lal'

bring low, dry up, be emptied, be not equal, fail, be impoverished, be made thin.

Definition

to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed

Derivation

a primitive root (compare H1802 (דָּלָה));

Appears 9 times in Scripture

Psalms 116:6

The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.

Isaiah 17:4

“In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and the fat of his body will waste away,

Isaiah 38:14

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.”

Psalms 142:6

Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.

Proverbs 26:7

Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Psalms 79:8

Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.

Isaiah 19:6

The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.

Job 28:4

Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.

Judges 6:6

Israel was greatly impoverished by Midian, and the Israelites cried out to the LORD.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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