What does דֶּלֶת · θύρα mean in the Bible?
דֶּלֶת · θύρα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a hinged panel used to open and close an entrance".
Hebrew · H1817, G2374
דֶּלֶת
Something swinging , i.e. the valve of a door · a portal or entrance (the opening or the closure, literally or figuratively)
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דֶּלֶת H1817 something swinging , i.e. the valve of a door
Pronunciation delet
Hinged barrier marking household or city threshold; figuratively, access point or vulnerable entry to inner space.
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θύρα G2374 a portal or entrance (the opening or the closure, literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation thýra
Door functions literally for entrances/exits and metaphorically for opportunities, access, or coming judgment in NT theology.
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What does דֶּלֶת (delet) mean in the Bible?
דֶּלֶת · θύρα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a hinged panel used to open and close an entrance".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1817, G2374?
H1817, G2374 is connected to 89 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a hinged panel used to open and close an entrance
Strong's H1817, G2374
Lexical occurrences 89 verses Source Gloss
a hinged panel used to open and close an entrance
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דֶּלֶת is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain