de.li denotes a vessel for holding or drawing water, used literally and in a comparison.

The attested uses depict a water vessel: Isaiah 40:15 uses the singular in a comparison involving a drop, while Numbers 24:7 uses the dual construct form in a statement that water will flow from such vessels.

1. Water vessel in comparison and water imagery · dominant

   In Isaiah 40:15, the singular absolute form occurs in the comparison of nations with a drop; the APB renders the clause "nations are like a drop from a bucket." In Numbers 24:7, the dual construct form occurs where water is said to flow from the vessels; the APB renders "Water shall flow from his buckets."

   Isaiah 40:15Numbers 24:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "bucket" in Isaiah 40:15 and "buckets" in Numbers 24:7. These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than establish separate meanings.