Dalet (dāleth, also spelled Daleth or Daled) is the fourth letter of many Semitic alphabets, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew ד, Syriac ܕ and Arabic dāl د (in abjadi order; 8th in modern order). Its sound value is a voiced alveolar plosive ([d]).

The letter is based on a glyph of the Middle Bronze Age alphabets, probably called dalt "door" (door in Modern Hebrew is delet), ultimately based on a hieroglyph depicting a door,

The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek delta (Δ), Latin D and the equivalent in the Cyrillic Д.

Hebrew spelling: דָּלֶת

The letter is dalet in the modern Israeli Hebrew pronunciation (see Tav (letter)). Dales is still used by many Ashkenazi Jews and daleth by some Jews of Middle-Eastern background, especially in the diaspora. In some academic circles, it is called daleth, following the Tiberian Hebrew pronunciation. It is also called daled. The ד like the English D represents a voiced alveolar plosive. Just as in English, there may be subtle varieties of the sound that are created when it is spoken. Dalet and Resh have nearly the same appearance, and were/are often mistaken for one another.

Charles D. "Chuck" Pierce is an ordained minister and serves as President of Glory of Zion International Ministries in Denton, Texas. While Pierce's own ministry focuses on prophecy, much of his activity focuses on supporting other ministries in the apostolic movement. Pierce travels and speaks throughout the world, and has produced many teaching books, articles, tapes and videos^{[citation needed]}. He has co-authored eleven books including The Future War of the Church and the Worship Warrior.

Pierce has a degree in Business from Texas A&M, and has done work at the University of North Texas toward a Master's degree in Cognitive Systems. He has a Doctorate of Practical Ministry from the (unaccredited) Wagner Leadership Institute, which was founded by C. Peter Wagner.

Additionally, Pierce is a prominent member of the International Council of Apostles (ICA), of which Wagner is the founder and Chancellor. The ICA describes itself as "a professional society of apostles" who possess "the authority to establish the foundational government of the church."