Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
hair
Usage: hair, threads, thrum (threads of warp hanging in loom)
Strong's Number
H1803
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
5
Strong's H1803 Quick Answer
Strong's H1803 דַּלָּה (dallah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. dallah (dal-law') n-f. 1. (properly) something dangling, i.e. a loose thread or hair 2. (figuratively) indigent It has 8 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include poor, poorest, hair, and pining. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- dallah (dal-law') n-f. 1. (properly) something dangling, i.e. a loose thread or hair 2. (figuratively) indigent
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- poor, poorest, hair, and pining
Meaning and Definition
dallah (dal-law') n-f. 1. (properly) something dangling, i.e. a loose thread or hair 2. (figuratively) indigent [from H1802] KJV: hair, pining sickness, poor(-est sort). Root(s): H1802
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1803. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1803 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render dallah, 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.
How Strong's H1803 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 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1803 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 H1803 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1803.
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;
Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1803, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H1803 FAQ
What does dallah (דַּלָּה) mean?
Dallah (Strong's H1803) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "hair". dallah (dal-law') n-f. 1. (properly) something dangling, i.e. a loose thread or hair 2. (figuratively) indigent
How many times is dallah (דַּלָּה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H1803 across 5 books.
Where can I study dallah (דַּלָּה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1803 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate dallah (דַּלָּה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as poor, poorest, hair, and pining. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.