דַּל

dal · Hebrew · Strong's H1800 · 47 occurrences

The KJV renders 9 different Hebrew and Greek words as “poor”

What it means

properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin

from H1809 (דָּלַל);

How the KJV renders it

lean, needy, poor, weaker

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“poor”

also renders pénēs (G3993), penichrós (G3998), ptōchós (G4434), chêlᵉkâʼ (H2489), miçkên (H4542), ʻănâh (H6033), ʻânîy (H6041), rûwsh (H7326)

“lean”

also renders anapíptō (G377), anakeîmai (G345), daq (H1851), châzaq (H2388), râzeh (H7330), râphaq (H7514), shâʻan (H8172)

“needy”

also renders ʻânîy (H6041), rûwsh (H7326)

“weaker”

also renders asthenḗs (G772)

Where it appears

47 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 46 verses shown.

1 Samuel 2:8 HAamsa2 Samuel 3:1 HC/Aampa2 Samuel 13:4 HAamsaAmos 2:7 HAampaAmos 4:1 HAampaAmos 5:11 HAamsaAmos 8:6 HAampaExodus 23:3 HC/AamsaExodus 30:15 HC/Td/AamsaIsaiah 10:2 HAampaIsaiah 11:4 HAampaIsaiah 14:30 HAampaIsaiah 25:4 HRd/AamsaIsaiah 26:6 HAampaJudges 6:15 HTd/AamsaJeremiah 5:4 HAampaJeremiah 39:10 HTd/AampaJob 5:16 HRd/AamsaJob 20:10 HAampaJob 20:19 HAampaJob 31:16 HAampaJob 34:19 HAamsaJob 34:28 HAamsaLeviticus 14:21 HAamsaLeviticus 19:15 HAamsaProverbs 10:15 HAampaProverbs 14:31 HAamsaProverbs 19:4 HC/AamsaProverbs 19:17 HAamsaProverbs 21:13 HAamsaProverbs 22:9 HRd/AamsaProverbs 22:16 HAamsaProverbs 22:22 HAamsaProverbs 28:3 HAampaProverbs 28:8 HAampaProverbs 28:11 HC/AamsaProverbs 28:15 HAamsaProverbs 29:7 HAampaProverbs 29:14 HAampaPsalm 41:1 HAamsaPsalm 72:13 HAamsaPsalm 82:3 HAamsaPsalm 82:4 HAamsaPsalm 113:7 HAamsaRuth 3:10 HAamsaZephaniah 3:12 HC/Aamsa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.