To draw (up/out)
דָּלָהStrong’s H1802dalah (da-lah)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Dalah is the Hebrew word usually translated “drew”, “carefully” and “have drawn up me”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.”
Meaning
- To draw, dangle(Qal) · (Piel) to draw up
How it's translated
- and they drew 1
- carefully 1
- he drew 1
- you have drawn up me 1
- he draws out it 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Exodus 2
- Psalms 1
- Proverbs 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 2:19And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.
- Psalms 30:1I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
- Proverbs 20:5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Hebrew dictionary
דָּלָה dalah · to draw (up/out)
1) to draw, dangle 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to draw 1a2) drawing advice (fig.) 1b) (Piel) to draw up
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “carefully” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CAREFULLY, adverb
- With care, anxiety, or solicitude.“Though he sought it carefully with tears” Hebrews 12:17
- Heedfully; watchfully; attentively; as, consider these precepts carefully“If thou carefully hearken to the Lord” Deuteronomy 15:5
- In a manner that shows care.
- Providently; cautiously..
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.