Lexicon
דָּגַל
da.gal
H1713B
H:V Hebrew

to set a banner

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da.gal denotes banner imagery, describing awe in the Song and occurring as a first-person plural resolve in Psalm 20:6.

The attested use is chiefly banner imagery in two descriptions of overwhelming beauty and awe in the Song; a distinct first-person plural cohortative occurs in Psalm 20:6 within a declaration of the LORD's saving answer.

Senses in use

  1. Banner-like awe in descriptions · dominant

    In Song of Songs 6:4 and Song of Songs 6:10, the Niphal feminine plural participle occurs in descriptions of the woman. The APB renders both comparisons with “awesome as banners,” confirming the verses' banner imagery within praise of her beauty.

  2. First-person plural banner-setting resolve · occasional

    In Psalm 20:6, the Qal first-person plural cohortative occurs in a verse declaring that the LORD has saved his anointed and answers from holy heaven. The APB does not visibly isolate this term's contribution, so the specific English rendering remains unclear.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Song of Songs 6:4 and Song of Songs 6:10, the APB presents the imagery as “awesome as banners.” In Psalm 20:6, its translation presents the LORD's saving answer but does not visibly mark a corresponding rendering for the cohortative.

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