Proverbs 26:7:1Prov.26.7.W1TAB
דַּלְי֣וּ
dalyu
“they hang down”
- Transliteration
- dal-YU
- Extended
- dahl-YOO
- IPA
- /dɑlˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they hang down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
dal-YU
- clause
dal-YU sho-KA-yim mi-pi-SE-akh
- sentence
dal-YU sho-KA-yim mi-pi-SE-akh u-ma-SHAL be-FI khe-si-LIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with dalyu {דַּלְיוּ | dalyû} ’hang limp’ in the Qal perfect third person masculine plural, attributing incapacity to shokayim {שֹׁקַיִם | šōqāyim} ’legs’ for mi-pisseaḥ {מִפִּסֵּחַ | mi-pissēaḥ} ’the lame’.
Root and etymology
ד־ל־ה
“to hang down, be limp”
In context — Proverbs 26:7
The legs hang limp from the lame ; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 26:7, so the Hebrew word דַּלְי֣וּ (dalyu) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.26.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.7.W1.S1) and character.