H1802 דָּלָה dâlâh → Root

2 languages

Root of the דלה dâlâh family (6 members).

To draw up or out (usually liquid), specifically to pull water from a well or cistern using a vessel. This verb is also used metaphorically to indicate drawing out or delivering from danger, distress, or other figurative situations. In biblical usage, it can denote both the literal action of extracting with a bucket or vessel, and the figurative notion of being lifted from a desperate situation.

Etymology Root דלה (dalh), likely connected to the sense of lifting or suspending. It is distinct from דָּלַל (dalal, 'to be poor, weak, hang low') but may share a broader semantic field relating to hanging, lowering, or bringing up. The verbal noun form refers to the act of drawing up or the result thereof.

Reflexes  · not yet grouped by proto-form

LanguageWordMeaningSegmentationRoot
Kikuyu tua to remove, to unload, to take out -to-/ta-/tu-
Swahili toa to take out, to extract, to remove, to bring out (including from a container or source, e.g., water from a vessel, someone from trouble) toa

Family members (5)

Lexemes that inherit from this canonical via the SilexRoot family or an additional inheritance edge. Tags show the cognate-propagation status.

  • H1803 דַּלָּה dallâh unset

    A strand or something that hangs loosely, such as a thread or hair; by figurative extension, a person or state character

  • H1805 דְּלִי dᵉlîy unset

    A vessel, typically a bucket or pail, used for drawing water from a well or cistern. The term denotes a physical contain

  • H1806 דְּלָיָה Delayah unset

    A personal name meaning 'Yah has drawn up' or 'Yah has delivered.' The name דְּלָיָה (Delayah) and its longer form דְּלָ

  • H1808 דָּלִיָּה dâlîyâh unset

    A hanging object; more specifically, a branch or bough that extends or droops from a tree. Used particularly to refer to

  • H1817 דֶּלֶת deleth unset

    A movable barrier or panel used to close or cover an entrance, primarily referring to the door of a dwelling or room, bu

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