מִ/דָּ֣לְיָ֔/ו
𐤌/𐤃𐤋𐤉/𐤅
dᵉlîy
from his buckets
A vessel, typically a bucket or pail, used for drawing water from a well or cistern. The term denotes a physical container designed specifically for the act of lifting or retrieving liquids, primarily water, via a rope or similar means. In extended usage, it can reflect the act or implement of drawing itself within certain contexts, though primarily it refers to the vessel.
Numbers 24:7 · Word #3
Lexicon H1805
| Lemma | דְּלִי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤋𐤉 |
| Transliteration | dᵉlîy |
| Strong's | H1805 |
| Definition | A vessel, typically a bucket or pail, used for drawing water from a well or cistern. The term denotes a physical container designed specifically for the act of lifting or retrieving liquids, primarily water, via a rope or similar means. In extended usage, it can reflect the act or implement of drawing itself within certain contexts, though primarily it refers to the vessel. |
Morphology HR/Ncmdc/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | d — Dual — Dual (exactly two) |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | from his buckets |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1805-01
from his two drawing-buckets
| Morphological Notes | Masculine dual noun in construct state with prefixed preposition מִן ("from") and 3rd person masculine singular pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun דְּלִי denotes a vessel used for drawing up water from the root דלה ("to draw up"). The dual construct form with 3ms suffix is preserved by rendering "two drawing-buckets" and adding "his," while the prefixed מִן is reflected by "from." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
from his two drawing-buckets
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 accurately renders the dual noun form and the construct relationship; keeping it as the SILEX definition supports specificity for two buckets. |