דָּלָהdâlâh
draw (water)
Pronunciation: daw-law' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1802
Meanings
Qal: draw (water, but no object expressed) (Exodus 2:19; Proverbs 20:5; Proverbs 26:7)
Pi`el: thou hast drawn me up, figurative (Psalms 30:2; Psalms 30:4)
Same root
- דָּלַלdâlal · H1809to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed
- דַּלָּהdallâh · H1803properly, something dangling, i.e. a loose thread or hair; figuratively, indigent
- דְּלִיdᵉlîy · H1805a pail or jar (for drawing water)
- דְּלָיָהDᵉlâyâh · H1806Delajah, the name of five Israelites
- דָּלִיָּהdâlîyâh · H1808something dangling, i.e. a bough
- דֶּלֶתdeleth · H1817something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 2:16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters who came as usual to draw water and fill the water troughs for their father’s flocks.
- Exodus 2:19 “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,” they answered. “And then he drew water for us and watered our flocks.”
- Psalms 30:1 I will exalt you, Lord, for you rescued me. You refused to let my enemies triumph over me.
- Proverbs 20:5 Though good advice lies deep within the heart, a person with understanding will draw it out.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).