Standard דֶּ֫גֶל

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Sep 19, 2026 · 2m

We are in Numbers chapter one with our word for today, used for the first time in the Bible. דֶּ֫גֶל banners, standards, division. It is used 14 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in a figurative sense to describe intimacy between Solomon has his beloved. Song of Solomon 2:4 He brought me to the banqueting house, וְדִגְל֥וֹ and his banner over me was love. All the other uses of our word are in the sense of standard, a marker, figurine, or banner of some kind that was likely attached to or part of a pole. And what is interesting about them is that they are all found in the book…