הַ/דֶּ֨לֶת֙

𐤄/𐤃𐤋𐤕

hadelet

the door

from דָּלָה; something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor; door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).

H1817

Isaiah 57:8 · Word #2

Lexicon H1817

Lemmaדֶּלֶת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤃𐤋𐤕
Transliterationdeleth
Strong'sH1817
In-contextthe door

Morphology HTd/Ncfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H1817-20

the hanging door-leaf

Morphological NotesNoun common feminine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ־). No pronominal suffix. Appears in absolute state.
Rendering RationaleThe noun דֶּלֶת derives from the root דלה, conveying the idea of something drawn up or hanging. "The hanging door-leaf" preserves this imagery of a suspended, swinging panel. The form is feminine singular absolute with the definite article ("the"), which is reflected in the singular rendering.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root דלה (to draw up, lift, dangle, hang down, suspend)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1817-01 badelet at the swinging door-leaf
H1817-02 bedaleto in his swinging-door
H1817-03 bedaletot in the swinging-doors of

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