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Dli (דלי) means bucket in Hebrew.

It can also mean pail and Aquarius. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

דְּלִי
dli
noun · masculine
In English

bucket, pail, Aquarius

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ד

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Dli.

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

  1. 1
    כלי קיבול פתוח לנוזלים בעל חבל המקל על נשיאתו.
    יִזַּל מַיִם מִדָּלְיָו, וְזַרְעוֹ בְּמַיִם רַבִּים; וְיָרֹם מֵאֲגַג מַלְכּוֹ, וְתִנַּשֵּׂא מַלְכֻתוֹ.
  2. 2
    מזל בגלגל המזלות.

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

The word Dli is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
דְּלִי
Written without vowel points
דלי
Said
dli
Root
ד־ל־ה
Pattern
קְטִי
Plural
דְּלָיִים
Inflections
ר' דְּלָיִים; דְּלִי־, ר' דְּלָיֵי־
Gematria
44

This is how Dli is said in other languages.

English
bucket, pail, Aquarius
Arabic
دَلْو
Russian
Водолей

These words rhyme with Dli.

The word Dli is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • הלך החבל אחר הדלי

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

These words come before and after Dli in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Dli.

What does Dli (⁨דלי⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Dli (⁨דלי⁩) means bucket, pail, and Aquarius. It is said dli, with the stress on dli.

What rhymes with Dli (⁨דלי⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Dli (⁨דלי⁩) include ⁨כלי⁩, ⁨שלילי⁩, ⁨ישראלי⁩, ⁨רגלי⁩, ⁨בלי⁩, and ⁨כללי⁩.

Is Dli (⁨דלי⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Dli (⁨דלי⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨דְּלָיִים⁩.

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

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