דַּלְת֣וֹת
𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤅𐤕
daletot
the doors
from דָּלָה; something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor; door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).
2 Chronicles 29:7 · Word #3
Lexicon H1817
| Lemma | דֶּלֶת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤋𐤕 |
| Transliteration | deleth |
| Strong's | H1817 |
| In-context | the doors |
Morphology HNcfpc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H1817-04
swinging-doors of
| Root | דלה (d-l-h) |
| Core Meanings | to draw up, lift, hang, suspend |
| Semantic Range | door-panels, gate-leaves, temple doors, house doors, lids or hinged coverings |
| Conceptual Significance | Doors in the biblical world mark thresholds between domains—inside and outside, sacred and common, safety and danger. As "swinging" panels, they symbolize both access and exclusion, often carrying theological weight in contexts of divine protection, judgment, or invitation. |
| Morphological Notes | Hebrew noun, common feminine plural construct (HNcfpc) from דֶּלֶת. The construct state links the noun to a following word in a genitive relationship ("doors of …"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun דַּלְתוֹת is the feminine plural construct form of דֶּלֶת, derived from the root דלה, conveying the idea of something hanging or swinging. Rendering it as "swinging-doors of" preserves both the root imagery (a suspended, movable panel) and the feminine plural construct morphology, which requires the sense "doors of" followed by a genitive complement. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root דלה (to draw up, lift, hang, suspend)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1817-01 |
bedaletot | in the swinging-doors of |
H1817-02 |
bidelatayim | with the two door-leaves |
H1802-01 |
dalah | he drew up |
Word Usage (89 occurrences of H1817)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:6 | וְ/הַ/דֶּ֖לֶת | vehadelet | and the door |
| Genesis 19:9 | הַ/דָּֽלֶת | hadalet | the door |
| Genesis 19:10 | הַ/דֶּ֖לֶת | hadelet | the door |