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Strong's H1800 דַּל (dal)

Dal means “lean” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1800 — enos in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1800
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 46
Books 13

Strong's H1800 Quick Answer

Strong's H1800 דַּל (dal) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. dal (dal) adj. 1. (properly) dangling 2. (by implication) weak or thin It has 46 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include poor, needy, weaker, and lean. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
dal (dal) adj. 1. (properly) dangling 2. (by implication) weak or thin
Usage
46 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
poor, needy, weaker, and lean

Meaning and Definition

dal (dal) adj. 1. (properly) dangling 2. (by implication) weak or thin [from H1809] KJV: lean, needy, poor (man), weaker. Root(s): H1809

Original Word
דַּל
Transliteration
dal
Derivation
Root: דלל First root strongs: 1809
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1800. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H1800 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render dal, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

poor Exodus 23:3 34× needy Psalms 72:13 10× lean 2 Samuel 13:4 weaker 2 Samuel 3:1

How Strong's H1800 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 46 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1800 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1800 in the Old Testament

46 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 23:3 KJV

Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

Exodus 30:15 KJV

The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.

Leviticus 14:21 KJV

And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;

Usage Excerpts

First 46 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1800.

Exodus 23:3 Old Testament, KJV
Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
Exodus 30:15 Old Testament, KJV
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
Leviticus 14:21 Old Testament, KJV
And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;
Leviticus 19:15 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Judges 6:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
Ruth 3:10 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
1 Samuel 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he hath set the world upon them.
2 Samuel 3:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
2 Samuel 13:4 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
Job 5:16 Old Testament, KJV
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
Job 20:10 Old Testament, KJV
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
Job 20:19 Old Testament, KJV
Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
Job 31:16 Old Testament, KJV
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Job 34:19 Old Testament, KJV
How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
Job 34:28 Old Testament, KJV
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
Psalms 41:1 Old Testament, KJV
Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Psalms 72:13 Old Testament, KJV
He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
Psalms 82:3 Old Testament, KJV
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Psalms 82:4 Old Testament, KJV
Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
Psalms 113:7 Old Testament, KJV
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
Proverbs 10:15 Old Testament, KJV
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 14:31 Old Testament, KJV
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Proverbs 19:4 Old Testament, KJV
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
Proverbs 19:17 Old Testament, KJV
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Proverbs 21:13 Old Testament, KJV
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Proverbs 22:9 Old Testament, KJV
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Proverbs 22:16 Old Testament, KJV
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Proverbs 22:22 Old Testament, KJV
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Proverbs 28:3 Old Testament, KJV
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Proverbs 28:8 Old Testament, KJV
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
Proverbs 28:11 Old Testament, KJV
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
Proverbs 28:15 Old Testament, KJV
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
Proverbs 29:7 Old Testament, KJV
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Proverbs 29:14 Old Testament, KJV
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
Isaiah 10:2 Old Testament, KJV
To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
Isaiah 11:4 Old Testament, KJV
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
Isaiah 14:30 Old Testament, KJV
And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
Isaiah 25:4 Old Testament, KJV
For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Isaiah 26:6 Old Testament, KJV
The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
Jeremiah 5:4 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
Jeremiah 39:10 Old Testament, KJV
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
Amos 2:7 Old Testament, KJV
That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:
Amos 4:1 Old Testament, KJV
Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
Amos 5:11 Old Testament, KJV
Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
Amos 8:6 Old Testament, KJV
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Zephaniah 3:12 Old Testament, KJV
I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1800, grouped by book.

Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 6 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 5 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 14 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Amos 4 usages, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1800 FAQ

What does dal (דַּל) mean?

Dal (Strong's H1800) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "lean". dal (dal) adj. 1. (properly) dangling 2. (by implication) weak or thin

How many times is dal (דַּל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 46 linked usages for Strong's H1800 across 13 books.

Where can I study dal (דַּל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1800 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate dal (דַּל)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as poor, needy, weaker, and lean. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.