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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Daleth</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/d/daleth.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/psalms/119-25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/d/daleth.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Daleth</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/d/dale.htm" title="Dale">◄</a> Daleth <a href="/topical/d/dally.htm" title="Dally">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>Daleth is the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and holds significant meaning in biblical literature and Hebrew tradition. In the Hebrew language, each letter is not only a character but also carries a numerical value and symbolic meaning. Daleth represents the number four and is often associated with the concept of a door or pathway, reflecting its pictographic origin.<br><br><b>Symbolism and Meaning</b><br><br>In Hebrew, "Daleth" (ד) is derived from the word "delet," which means "door." This symbolism is rich in biblical connotations, as doors often represent opportunities, transitions, and access to new realms or experiences. The imagery of a door can be seen throughout Scripture, symbolizing both physical and spiritual entry points.<br><br><b>Biblical References</b><br><br>While the letter Daleth itself is not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, its symbolic meaning as a door can be seen in various passages. For instance, in the Book of Revelation, Jesus refers to Himself as the door: "I am the door. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved" (<a href="/john/10-9.htm">John 10:9</a>). This metaphor highlights the role of Christ as the gateway to salvation and eternal life.<br><br>Additionally, the concept of a door is prevalent in the Passover narrative, where the Israelites marked their doorposts with the blood of a lamb to protect their households from the angel of death (<a href="/exodus/12-7.htm">Exodus 12:7</a>). This act of faith and obedience opened the way for their deliverance from Egypt, symbolizing a transition from slavery to freedom.<br><br><b>Numerical Significance</b><br><br>As the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Daleth carries the numerical value of four. The number four is significant in biblical numerology, often representing completeness and universality. This can be seen in the four corners of the earth, the four winds, and the four living creatures described in the Book of Revelation (<a href="/revelation/7.htm">Revelation 7:1, 4</a>:6-8).<br><br><b>Use in <a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Psalm 119</a></b><br><br>Daleth is also featured in <a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Psalm 119</a>, an acrostic psalm where each section begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The Daleth section (verses 25-32) emphasizes themes of humility, revival, and adherence to God's Word. The psalmist writes, "My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word" (<a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Psalm 119:25</a>), expressing a deep longing for spiritual renewal and guidance.<br><br><b>Cultural and Theological Insights</b><br><br>In Jewish tradition, Daleth is often seen as a symbol of humility and lowliness, reflecting the shape of the letter, which is open on one side, suggesting openness to receive. This aligns with the biblical principle that God exalts the humble and opens doors for those who seek Him earnestly.<br><br>Theologically, Daleth's association with doors and pathways can be understood as an invitation to enter into a deeper relationship with God. It serves as a reminder of the choices and transitions that define the spiritual journey, encouraging believers to seek the doors that lead to righteousness and truth.<br><br>In summary, Daleth, as a letter and symbol, enriches the biblical narrative with its themes of access, transition, and divine opportunity, inviting believers to explore the depths of God's Word and the pathways He sets before them.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">DALETH</span><p>da'-leth (.): The 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and as such used in <a href="/nasb/psalms/119.htm">Psalm 119</a> to designate the 4th section; transliterated in this Encyclopedia with the dagesh as d, and, without, as dh (= th in "the"). It came also to be used for the number four (4), and with the dieresis for 4,000. With the apostrophe it is sometimes used as abbreviation for the tetragrammaton. For name, etc., see ALPHABET.<p><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/augustine/exposition_on_the_book_of_psalms/daleth.htm"><span class="l"><b>Daleth</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> St. Augustin on the Psalms. <b>Daleth</b>. 25. "My soul cleaveth to the pavement:<br> O quicken Thou me according to Thy word" (ver.25). What <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/daleth.htm</font><p><a href="/library/anonymous/scottish_psalter_and_paraphrases/psalm_119_daleth_the_4th.htm"><span class="l">Psalm 119 <b>Daleth</b>, the 4Th Part.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Psalm 119 <b>Daleth</b>, The 4th Part. 8,6,8,6. ^25My soul to dust cleaves: quicken me,.<br> according to thy word. ^26My ways I shew'd, and me thou heard'st: <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../anonymous/scottish psalter and paraphrases/psalm 119 daleth the 4th.htm</font><p><a href="/library/irenaeus/against_heresies/chapter_xxxv_refutation_of_basilides_and.htm"><span class="l">Refutation of Basilides, and of the Opinion that the Prophets <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> which contains all." As to the appellation Adonai, sometimes it denotes what is<br> nameable [3299] and admirable; but at other times, when the letter <b>Daleth</b> in it <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter xxxv refutation of basilides and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/exposition_on_the_book_of_psalms/"><span class="l">Exposition on the Book of Psalms</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Psalm CXIII. Psalm CXIV. Psalm CXV. Psalm CXVI. Psalm CXVII. Psalm CXVIII. Psalm<br> CXIX. Beth. Gimel. <b>Daleth</b>. He. Vav. Zain. Cheth. Teth. Jod. Caph. Lamed. Mem. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/</font><p><a href="/library/anonymous/scottish_psalter_and_paraphrases/"><span class="l">Scottish Psalter and Paraphrases</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Psalm 119 Beth, The 2nd Part. Psalm 119 Gimel, The 3rd Part. Psalm 119 <b>Daleth</b>, The<br> 4th Part. Psalm 119 He, The 5th Part. Psalm 119 Vau, The 6th Part. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/anonymous/scottish psalter and paraphrases/</font><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_75_gadara.htm"><span class="l">Gadara</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Azotus." At length, according to the idiom of the Syrian dialect, Zain passed<br> into <b>Daleth</b>; and instead of Gazara, it was called Gadara. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 75 gadara.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_65_ecdippa_achzib_joshua.htm"><span class="l">Ecdippa. Achzib. Joshua 19:29; Judges 1:31 Climax of the Tyrians.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chezib, and Achzib, at last passed into Ecdippa, according to the manner of the<br> Syrian dialect; to which it is common to change zain of the Hebrews into <b>daleth</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 65 ecdippa achzib joshua.htm</font><p><a href="/library/origen/origen_de_principiis/origen_de_principiis.htm"><span class="l">Origen De Principiis.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Where the Masoretic text has t"v (et tempus) Origen evidently read td (scientia),<br> the similarity of Vau and <b>Daleth</b> accounting for the error of the transcriber. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/origen/origen de principiis/origen de principiis.htm</font><p><a href="/library/swete/an_introduction_to_the_old_testament_in_greek_additional_notes/chapter_vi_text-divisions_stichi_chapters.htm"><span class="l">Text-Divisions: Stichi, Chapters, Lections, Catenae.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> each stanza is preceded by a representation of the Hebrew letter with which it begins,<br> eg aleph (alph, alpha [776] ), beth, gimel (giml), <b>daleth</b> (deleth, delt <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter vi text-divisions stichi chapters.htm</font><p><a href="/library/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/appendix_v_rabbinic_theology_and.htm"><span class="l">Appendix v. Rabbinic Theology and Literature</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Beth, Gimel, <b>Daleth</b>, Kaph, Pe, Resh, Tau, which are, or where in Hebrew capable<br> of modification by a Dagesh - but this also must be mystically understood) and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/appendix v rabbinic theology and.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/d/daleth.htm"><span class="l"><b>Daleth</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia <b>DALETH</b>. <b>...</b> For name, etc., see ALPHABET. Multi-Version<br> Concordance <b>Daleth</b> (1 Occurrence). Psalms 119:25 <b>DALETH</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/daleth.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tablet.htm"><span class="l">Tablet (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> "<b>Daleth</b>" (<b>daleth</b> or deleth), the <b>...</b> Sanis is used as the translation of "<b>daleth</b>" or<br> luach 2 or 3 times in the Septuagint and still oftener in the other versions. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tablet.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/dale.htm"><span class="l">Dale (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dale.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zabdi.htm"><span class="l">Zabdi (17 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> have "Zimri" (zimri); "the confusion of the Hebrew letter beth (b) and the Hebrew<br> letter mem (m) is phonetic; the confusion of the Hebrew letter <b>daleth</b> (d) and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zabdi.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zebidah.htm"><span class="l">Zebidah (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> due to a confusion of the Hebrew letter kaph (k) with the Hebrew letter beth (b),<br> and the Hebrew letter resh (r) with the Hebrew letter <b>daleth</b> (d), and thus we <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zebidah.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zarethan.htm"><span class="l">Zarethan (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Midianites "as far as Bethshittah toward Zererah," which is probably a misreading<br> for Zeredah, arising from the similarity of the Hebrew letters <b>daleth</b> and resh <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zarethan.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/ebron.htm"><span class="l">Ebron (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> we should read here Abdon, as in Joshua 21:30 1 Chronicles 6:74, the substitution<br> of the Hebrew letter resh ("r") for the Hebrew letter <b>daleth</b> ("d") being a <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/ebron.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/dally.htm"><span class="l">Dally</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dally.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/deuel.htm"><span class="l">Deuel (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 20). Called Reuel in Numbers 2:14, <b>daleth</b> (d) being confused with resh (r).<br> Multi-Version Concordance Deuel (5 Occurrences). Numbers <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/deuel.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/merran.htm"><span class="l">Merran</span></a><br><b>...</b> It is very probable, however, that the name represents an error in transcription<br> from the original Semitic text, confusing the Hebrew letter <b>daleth</b> ("d") with <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/merran.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/jot-tittle.html">What is a jot? 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My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.<br /><span class="source">(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/d/daleth.htm">Daleth</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/dallying.htm">Dallying (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/daleth.htm">Daleth (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac (127 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/d/dale.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Dale"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Dale" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/d/dally.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Dally"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Dally" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>