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Proverbs 26:7
“The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
דָּלַלdâlal · daw-lal'
H1809 · Hebrew
H1809 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed
- Derivation
- a primitive root (compare H1802 (דָּלָה));
- KJV renderings
- bring low, dry up, be emptied, be not equal, fail, be impoverished, be made thin.
- Grammar
- דַּלְי֣וּ — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 9 times in the Hebrew Bible.Judges 6:6Job 28:4Psalms 79:8Psalms 116:6Psalms 142:7
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 דָּלַל 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.