דַּלָּהdallâh

Meanings

Same root

• דָּלָהdâlâh · H1802properly, to dangle, i.e. to let down abucket (for drawing out water); figuratively, to deliver

Where it appears

Appears 8 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 41:19 But then I saw seven sick-looking cows, scrawny and thin, come up after them. I’ve never seen such sorry-looking animals in all the land of Egypt.
• 2 Kings 24:14 King Nebuchadnezzar took all of Jerusalem captive, including all the commanders and the best of the soldiers, craftsmen, and artisans—10,000 in all. Only the poorest people were left in the land.
• 2 Kings 25:12 But the captain of the guard allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind to care for the vineyards and fields.
• Song of Solomon 7:5 Your head is as majestic as Mount Carmel, and the sheen of your hair radiates royalty. The king is held captive by its tresses.
• Isaiah 38:12 My life has been blown away like a shepherd’s tent in a storm. It has been cut short, as when a weaver cuts cloth from a loom. Suddenly, my life was over.
• Jeremiah 40:7 The leaders of the Judean military groups in the countryside heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor over the poor people who were left behind in Judah—the men, women, and children who hadn’t been exiled to Babylon.