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Proverbs 26:14
“As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
דֶּלֶתdeleth · deh'-leth
H1817 · Hebrew
H1817 · Hebrew
- Definition
- something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor
- Derivation
- from H1802 (דָּלָה);
- KJV renderings
- door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).
- Grammar
- הַ֭ — particle (definite article)
- דֶּלֶת — common noun, feminine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 89 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 19:6Genesis 19:9Genesis 19:10Exodus 21:6Deuteronomy 3:5
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read דֶּלֶת here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.