Deleth — H1817

H1817 · Hebrew — דלת

Pronunciation: deh'-leth

Definition

feminine noun

something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor

  1. door, gate
    1. a door
    2. a gate
    3. (fig.)
      1. of chest lid
      2. of crocodile jaws
      3. of doors of the heavens
      4. of an easily-accessible woman

Usually translated as

door, lid, gate, leaf

Origin

from H1802

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Deleth occurs 88 times in 78 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Exodus (1), Deuteronomy (2), Joshua (2), Judges (7), 1 Samuel (3), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (5), 2 Kings (8), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (8), Nehemiah (11), Job (5), Psalms (3), Proverbs (2), Ecclesiastes (1), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (2), Ezekiel (5), Zechariah (1), Malachi (1)

Strong's Lexicon — D