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Dala (דלה) means braid in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

דַּלָּה
dala
noun · feminine
In English

braid

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ד

The dictionary gives one meaning for Dala.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    קווצת חוטים במקלעת,שיער קלוע
    דּוֹרִי, נִסַּע וְנִגְלָה מִנִּי--כְּאֹהֶל רֹעִי; קִפַּדְתִּי כָאֹרֵג חַיַּי מִדַּלָּה יְבַצְּעֵנִי, מִיּוֹם עַד-לַיְלָה תַּשְׁלִימֵנִי

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Dala is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
דַּלָּה
Written without vowel points
דלה
Said
dala
Root
ד־ל־ל
Inflections
דלת-
Gematria
39

This is how Dala is said in other languages.

English
braid

These words mean nearly the same as Dala.

  • מקלעת

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These words rhyme with Dala.

The word Dala is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • דלת ראשך

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The word Dala comes from the root ד־ל־ל, like these words.

These words come before and after Dala in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Dala.

What does Dala (⁨דלה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Dala (⁨דלה⁩) means braid. It is said dala, with the stress on la.

What is a synonym for Dala (⁨דלה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Dala (⁨דלה⁩) are ⁨מקלעת⁩.

What rhymes with Dala (⁨דלה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Dala (⁨דלה⁩) include ⁨מחלה⁩, ⁨פעולה⁩, ⁨מילה⁩, ⁨מעלה⁩, ⁨מילה⁩, and ⁨תפילה⁩.

Is Dala (⁨דלה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Dala (⁨דלה⁩) is a feminine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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