דֶּלֶת (H1817) — Hebrew Lexicon

דֶּלֶת

𐤃𐤋𐤕

deleth

H1817 noun

SILEX Entry

Root דלה to hang, to swing, to draw up

Definition

A movable barrier or panel used to close or cover an entrance, primarily referring to the door of a dwelling or room, but also used for gates or coverings of other openings (e.g., temple, city gates, or metaphorically for something that encloses or protects). The term delineates both literal doors made of wood or other materials and, rarely, figurative 'doors' representing opportunity, access, or restriction.

Semantic Range

door (of house, room, temple, or city gate), gate, door leaf or panel, covering or lid (rare), metaphor for opportunity or access

Root / Etymology

From the root דלה (daláh), whose primary meaning is 'to hang' or 'to draw up' (as in drawing water). The form דֶּלֶת (deleth) developed to refer specifically to a 'hanging' panel or door, emphasizing its movable, swinging nature as a barrier that can be opened or closed.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, דֶּלֶת is the standard term for a door in everyday dwellings (Genesis 19:6, Judges 19:27), sacred buildings (1 Kings 6:31-35), city gates (Nehemiah 3:3, Proverbs 8:3), and other enclosures. The specific construction often involved wood, sometimes with overlay of precious metals (as in Solomon's Temple), and was frequently set on pivots and swung open or closed. While modern English translations often render דֶּלֶת as 'door' or 'gate,' the term primarily describes the movable part itself (the leaf or panel) rather than the entire entryway. In poetic and wisdom literature (e.g., Psalms, Proverbs), the term may bear figurative meanings such as the control of speech (cf. Psalm 141:3) or the concept of access and opportunity (e.g., 'doors of wisdom'). Other Hebrew terms, like פֶּתַח (petach, 'entrance,' 'opening') or שַׁעַר (sha'ar, 'gate'), may overlap in meaning but typically refer to broader features of architecture or fortification. The meaning of דֶּלֶת remains stable from earlier to later biblical texts, though in postbiblical Hebrew, it became the ordinary term for a door in general.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

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

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Root Family

דלה (d-l-h) — to hang, to swing, to draw up

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H1802	דָּלָה	he drew up
H1803	דַּלָּה	dangling strand of
H1805	דְּלִי	from his two drawing-buckets
H1806	דְּלָיָה	Yah Has Drawn Up
H1808	דָּלִיָּה	his hanging branches

Word Forms

32 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H1817-07`	דַּלְת֧וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	the doors	hanging door-panels of	18
`H1817-20`	הַ/דֶּ֖לֶת	hadelet	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the door	the hanging door-panel	14
`H1817-11`	דְּלָתַ֣יִם	delatayim	`HNcfda`	gates	two hanging door-panels	8
`H1817-09`	דַּלְתֹתָ֑י/ו	daletotayv	`HNcfpc/Sp3ms`	its doors	his hanging door-panels	7
`H1817-15`	דְּלָתוֹת֮	delatot	`HNcfpa`	doors	swinging door-panels	6
`H1817-19`	הַ/דְּלָת֑וֹת	hadelatot	`HTd/Ncfpa`	the doors	the hanging door-panels	3
`H1817-29`	וְ/דַלְתֵ֖י	vedaletey	`HC/Ncfdc`	and the doors	and the two hanging door-panels of	2
`H1817-23`	לְ/דַלְתוֹת֩	ledaletot	`HR/Ncfpc`	for-doors-of-it	to the swinging-doors of	2
`H1817-18`	הַ/דָּֽלֶת	hadalet	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the door	the hanging door	2
`H1817-06`	דַּלְתֵ֣י	daletey	`HNcfdc`	doors	two hanging door-panels of	2
`H1817-25`	מִ/דַּלְתֵ֨י	midaletey	`HR/Ncfdc`	from the doors of	from the two swinging door-panels of	2
`H1817-26`	וּ/דְלָתַ֖יִם	udelatayim	`HC/Ncfda`	and doors	two swinging door-panels	2
`H1817-13`	דְּלָתֶֽי/הָ	delateyha	`HNcfdc/Sp3fs`	its gates	her double swinging-doors	2
`H1817-04`	בִּ/דְלָתַ֣יִם	bidelatayim	`HR/Ncfda`	with doors	with two swinging door-panels	1
`H1817-17`	דלתי/ך	dltykh	`HNcfpc/Sp2ms`	your doors	your hanging door-panels	1
`H1817-08`	דַּ֭לְתֹתַ/י	daletotay	`HNcfpc/Sp1cs`	my gates	my swinging-doors	1
`H1817-02`	בְּ/דַלְתּ֑/וֹ	bedaleto	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	in its lid	in his swinging door-panel	1
`H1817-32`	וְ/הַ/דֶּ֖לֶת	vehadelet	`HC/Td/Ncfsa`	and the door	and the hanging door-panel	1
`H1817-28`	וּ/בַ/דֶּ֔לֶת	uvadelet	`HC/Rd/Ncfsa`	and into the door	and in the hanging-door	1
`H1817-31`	וְ/דַלְתוֹתֵי/הֶ֖ם	vedaletoteyhem	`HC/Ncfpc/Sp3mp`	and their doors	and their swinging doors	1
`H1817-05`	דַּ֥ל	dal	`HNcmsc`	the door	lowly one	1
`H1817-16`	דֶּ֣לֶת	delet	`HNcfsa`	door	hanging door-panel	1
`H1817-03`	בְּ/דַלְת֤וֹת	bedaletot	`HR/Ncfpc`	the doors	in swinging door-panels of	1
`H1817-10`	דְּ֝לָתַ֗/י	delatay	`HNcfdc/Sp1cs`	my door	my double-doors	1
`H1817-27`	וּ/דְלָת֧וֹת	udelatot	`HC/Ncfpa`	and doors	and swinging doors	1
`H1817-01`	בַּ/דֶּ֔לֶת	badelet	`HRd/Ncfsa`	at the door	hanging door-panel	1
`H1817-14`	דְּלָתֶ֑י/ךָ	delateykha	`HNcfdc/Sp2ms`	your doors	your double swinging-doors	1
`H1817-30`	וְ/דַלְתוֹתָ֖י/ו	vedaletotayv	`HC/Ncfpc/Sp3ms`	and its doors	and his swinging-doors	1
`H1817-24`	לְ/דֶ֣לֶת	ledelet	`HR/Ncfsa`	to-door	to a swinging-door	1
`H1817-12`	דְּלָתְ/ךָ֖	delatekha	`HNcfsc/Sp2ms`	your door	your swinging door	1
`H1817-22`	לְ/דַלְתֵ֥י	ledaletey	`HR/Ncfdc`	for the doors	to the two door-panels of	1
`H1817-21`	לַ/דְּלָת֑וֹת	ladelatot	`HRd/Ncfpa`	to-the-doors	to the swinging-doors	1

Occurrences in Scripture

89 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H1817-32`	Genesis 19:6	וְ/הַ/דֶּ֖לֶת	vehadelet	`HC/Td/Ncfsa`	and the door	and the hanging door-panel
`H1817-18`	Genesis 19:9	הַ/דָּֽלֶת	hadalet	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the door	the hanging door
`H1817-20`	Genesis 19:10	הַ/דֶּ֖לֶת	hadelet	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the door	the hanging door-panel
`H1817-20`	Exodus 21:6	הַ/דֶּ֔לֶת	hadelet	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the door	the hanging door-panel
`H1817-11`	Deuteronomy 3:5	דְּלָתַ֣יִם	delatayim	`HNcfda`	gates	two hanging door-panels
`H1817-28`	Deuteronomy 15:17	וּ/בַ/דֶּ֔לֶת	uvadelet	`HC/Rd/Ncfsa`	and into the door	and in the hanging-door
`H1817-25`	Joshua 2:19	מִ/דַּלְתֵ֨י	midaletey	`HR/Ncfdc`	from the doors of	from the two swinging door-panels of
`H1817-13`	Joshua 6:26	דְּלָתֶֽי/הָ	delateyha	`HNcfdc/Sp3fs`	its gates	her double swinging-doors
`H1817-07`	Judges 3:23	דַּלְת֧וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	the doors	hanging door-panels of
`H1817-07`	Judges 3:24	דַּלְת֥וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	doors	hanging door-panels of
`H1817-07`	Judges 3:25	דַּלְת֣וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	the doors	hanging door-panels of
`H1817-25`	Judges 11:31	מִ/דַּלְתֵ֤י	midaletey	`HR/Ncfdc`	of the doors	from the two swinging door-panels of
`H1817-03`	Judges 16:3	בְּ/דַלְת֤וֹת	bedaletot	`HR/Ncfpc`	the doors	in swinging door-panels of
`H1817-18`	Judges 19:22	הַ/דָּ֑לֶת	hadalet	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the door	the hanging door
`H1817-07`	Judges 19:27	דַּלְת֣וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	the doors	hanging door-panels of
`H1817-07`	1 Samuel 3:15	דַּלְת֣וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	the doors	hanging door-panels of
`H1817-07`	1 Samuel 21:14	דַּלְת֣וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	the doors	hanging door-panels of
`H1817-11`	1 Samuel 23:7	דְּלָתַ֥יִם	delatayim	`HNcfda`	with gates	two hanging door-panels
`H1817-20`	2 Samuel 13:17	הַ/דֶּ֖לֶת	hadelet	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the door	the hanging door-panel
`H1817-20`	2 Samuel 13:18	הַ/דֶּ֖לֶת	hadelet	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the-door	the hanging door-panel
`H1817-07`	1 Kings 6:31	דַּלְת֣וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	doors	hanging door-panels of
`H1817-07`	1 Kings 6:32	דַּלְת֣וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	doors	hanging door-panels of
`H1817-07`	1 Kings 6:34	דַלְת֖וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	doors	hanging door-panels of
`H1817-20`	1 Kings 6:34	הַ/דֶּ֤לֶת	hadelet	`HTd/Ncfsa`	door	the hanging door-panel
`H1817-20`	1 Kings 6:34	הַ/דֶּ֥לֶת	hadelet-2	`HTd/Ncfsa`	door	the hanging door-panel
`H1817-23`	1 Kings 7:50	לְ/דַלְתוֹת֩	ledaletot	`HR/Ncfpc`	for the doors	to the swinging-doors of
`H1817-22`	1 Kings 7:50	לְ/דַלְתֵ֥י	ledaletey	`HR/Ncfdc`	for the doors	to the two door-panels of
`H1817-13`	1 Kings 16:34	דְּלָתֶ֔י/הָ	delateyha	`HNcfdc/Sp3fs`	its gates	her double swinging-doors
`H1817-20`	2 Kings 4:4	הַ/דֶּ֨לֶת֙	hadelet	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the door	the hanging door-panel
`H1817-20`	2 Kings 4:5	הַ/דֶּ֔לֶת	hadelet	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the door	the hanging door-panel
`H1817-20`	2 Kings 4:33	הַ/דֶּ֖לֶת	hadelet	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the door	the hanging door-panel
`H1817-20`	2 Kings 6:32	הַ/דֶּ֨לֶת֙	hadelet	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the door	the hanging door-panel
`H1817-01`	2 Kings 6:32	בַּ/דֶּ֔לֶת	badelet	`HRd/Ncfsa`	at the door	hanging door-panel
`H1817-20`	2 Kings 9:3	הַ/דֶּ֛לֶת	hadelet	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the door	the hanging door-panel
`H1817-20`	2 Kings 9:10	הַ/דֶּ֖לֶת	hadelet	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the door	the hanging door-panel
`H1817-02`	2 Kings 12:10	בְּ/דַלְתּ֑/וֹ	bedaleto	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	in its lid	in his swinging door-panel
`H1817-07`	2 Kings 18:16	דַּלְת֨וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	the doors	hanging door-panels of
`H1817-17`	Isaiah 26:20	דלתי/ך	dltykh	`HNcfpc/Sp2ms`	your doors	your hanging door-panels
`H1817-12`	Isaiah 26:20	דְּלָתְ/ךָ֖	delatekha	`HNcfsc/Sp2ms`	your door	your swinging door
`H1817-11`	Isaiah 45:1	דְּלָתַ֔יִם	delatayim	`HNcfda`	doors	two hanging door-panels
`H1817-07`	Isaiah 45:2	דַּלְת֤וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	doors	hanging door-panels of
`H1817-20`	Isaiah 57:8	הַ/דֶּ֨לֶת֙	hadelet	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the door	the hanging door-panel
`H1817-15`	Jeremiah 36:23	דְּלָתוֹת֮	delatot	`HNcfpa`	columns	swinging door-panels
`H1817-11`	Jeremiah 49:31	דְלָתַ֧יִם	delatayim	`HNcfda`	gates	two hanging door-panels
`H1817-07`	Ezekiel 26:2	דַּלְת֥וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	the gates	hanging door-panels of
`H1817-26`	Ezekiel 38:11	וּ/דְלָתַ֖יִם	udelatayim	`HC/Ncfda`	and gates	two swinging door-panels
`H1817-15`	Ezekiel 41:23	דְּלָת֛וֹת	delatot	`HNcfpa`	doors	swinging door-panels
`H1817-15`	Ezekiel 41:24	דְּלָת֖וֹת	delatot	`HNcfpa`	doors	swinging door-panels
`H1817-21`	Ezekiel 41:24	לַ/דְּלָת֑וֹת	ladelatot	`HRd/Ncfpa`	to-the-doors	to the swinging-doors
`H1817-15`	Ezekiel 41:24	דְּלָת֔וֹת	delatot-2	`HNcfpa`	doors	swinging door-panels
`H1817-24`	Ezekiel 41:24	לְ/דֶ֣לֶת	ledelet	`HR/Ncfsa`	to-door	to a swinging-door
`H1817-15`	Ezekiel 41:24	דְלָת֖וֹת	delatot-3	`HNcfpa`	doors	swinging door-panels
`H1817-07`	Ezekiel 41:25	דַּלְת֤וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	doors	hanging door-panels of
`H1817-14`	Zechariah 11:1	דְּלָתֶ֑י/ךָ	delateykha	`HNcfdc/Sp2ms`	your doors	your double swinging-doors
`H1817-11`	Malachi 1:10	דְּלָתַ֔יִם	delatayim	`HNcfda`	the doors	two hanging door-panels
`H1817-29`	Psalms 78:23	וְ/דַלְתֵ֖י	vedaletey	`HC/Ncfdc`	and the doors	and the two hanging door-panels of
`H1817-07`	Psalms 107:16	דַּלְת֣וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	gates	hanging door-panels of
`H1817-05`	Psalms 141:3	דַּ֥ל	dal	`HNcmsc`	the door	lowly one
`H1817-08`	Proverbs 8:34	דַּ֭לְתֹתַ/י	daletotay	`HNcfpc/Sp1cs`	my gates	my swinging-doors
`H1817-20`	Proverbs 26:14	הַ֭/דֶּלֶת	hadelet	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the door	the hanging door-panel
`H1817-06`	Job 3:10	דַּלְתֵ֣י	daletey	`HNcfdc`	doors	two hanging door-panels of
`H1817-10`	Job 31:32	דְּ֝לָתַ֗/י	delatay	`HNcfdc/Sp1cs`	my door	my double-doors
`H1817-04`	Job 38:8	בִּ/דְלָתַ֣יִם	bidelatayim	`HR/Ncfda`	with doors	with two swinging door-panels
`H1817-26`	Job 38:10	וּ/דְלָתָֽיִם	udelatayim	`HC/Ncfda`	and doors	two swinging door-panels
`H1817-06`	Job 41:6	דַּלְתֵ֣י	daletey	`HNcfdc`	doors	two hanging door-panels of
`H1817-16`	Song of Songs 8:9	דֶּ֣לֶת	delet	`HNcfsa`	door	hanging door-panel
`H1817-11`	Ecclesiastes 12:4	דְלָתַ֨יִם֙	delatayim	`HNcfda`	the doors	two hanging door-panels
`H1817-09`	Nehemiah 3:1	דַּלְתֹתָ֑י/ו	daletotayv	`HNcfpc/Sp3ms`	its doors	his hanging door-panels
`H1817-09`	Nehemiah 3:3	דַּלְתֹתָ֔י/ו	daletotayv	`HNcfpc/Sp3ms`	its doors	his hanging door-panels
`H1817-09`	Nehemiah 3:6	דַּלְתֹתָ֔י/ו	daletotayv	`HNcfpc/Sp3ms`	its doors	his hanging door-panels
`H1817-09`	Nehemiah 3:13	דַּלְתֹתָ֔י/ו	daletotayv	`HNcfpc/Sp3ms`	its doors	his hanging door-panels
`H1817-09`	Nehemiah 3:14	דַּלְתֹתָ֔י/ו	daletotayv	`HNcfpc/Sp3ms`	its doors	his hanging door-panels
`H1817-09`	Nehemiah 3:15	דַּלְתֹתָ֔י/ו	daletotayv	`HNcfpc/Sp3ms`	its doors	his hanging door-panels
`H1817-15`	Nehemiah 6:1	דְּלָת֖וֹת	delatot	`HNcfpa`	the doors	swinging door-panels
`H1817-07`	Nehemiah 6:10	דַּלְת֣וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	the doors	hanging door-panels of
`H1817-19`	Nehemiah 7:1	הַ/דְּלָת֑וֹת	hadelatot	`HTd/Ncfpa`	the doors	the hanging door-panels
`H1817-19`	Nehemiah 7:3	הַ/דְּלָת֖וֹת	hadelatot	`HTd/Ncfpa`	the doors	the hanging door-panels
`H1817-19`	Nehemiah 13:19	הַ/דְּלָת֔וֹת	hadelatot	`HTd/Ncfpa`	the doors	the hanging door-panels
`H1817-23`	1 Chronicles 22:3	לְ/דַלְת֧וֹת	ledaletot	`HR/Ncfpc`	for-doors-of-it	to the swinging-doors of
`H1817-30`	2 Chronicles 3:7	וְ/דַלְתוֹתָ֖י/ו	vedaletotayv	`HC/Ncfpc/Sp3ms`	and its doors	and his swinging-doors
`H1817-27`	2 Chronicles 4:9	וּ/דְלָת֧וֹת	udelatot	`HC/Ncfpa`	and doors	and swinging doors
`H1817-31`	2 Chronicles 4:9	וְ/דַלְתוֹתֵי/הֶ֖ם	vedaletoteyhem	`HC/Ncfpc/Sp3mp`	and their doors	and their swinging doors
`H1817-09`	2 Chronicles 4:22	דַּלְתוֹתָ֨י/ו	daletotayv	`HNcfpc/Sp3ms`	its doors	his hanging door-panels
`H1817-29`	2 Chronicles 4:22	וְ/דַלְתֵ֥י	vedaletey	`HC/Ncfdc`	and the doors	and the two hanging door-panels of
`H1817-11`	2 Chronicles 8:5	דְּלָתַ֥יִם	delatayim	`HNcfda`	gates	two hanging door-panels
`H1817-11`	2 Chronicles 14:6	דְּלָתַ֣יִם	delatayim	`HNcfda`	doors	two hanging door-panels
`H1817-07`	2 Chronicles 28:24	דַּלְת֣וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	doors	hanging door-panels of
`H1817-07`	2 Chronicles 29:3	דַּלְת֥וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	the-doors	hanging door-panels of
`H1817-07`	2 Chronicles 29:7	דַּלְת֣וֹת	daletot	`HNcfpc`	the doors	hanging door-panels of

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