Strong's Definition
something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor
Derivation: from H1802 (דָּלָה);
KJV Usage: door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).
TWOT Reference: 431a,e
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) door, gate
1a) a door
1b) a gate
1c) (fig.)
1c1) of chest lid
1c2) of crocodile jaws
1c3) of doors of the heavens
1c4) of an easily-accessible woman
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
דֶּלֶת
deleth
BDB Definition:
1) door, gate
1a) a door
1b) a gate
1c) (figuratively)
1c1) of chest lid
1c2) of crocodile jaws
1c3) of doors of the heavens
1c4) of an easily-accessible woman
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H1802
Same Word by TWOT Number: 431a,e
Total KJV Occurrences: 90
