צָלַל
tsa.lal
“to tingle”
Definition
to tinkle, i.e. rattle together (as the ears in reddening with shame, or the teeth in chattering with fear)
a primitive root (identical with through the idea of vibration);
- to tingle, quiver 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tingle (of ears) 1a2) to quiver (of fear)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
H:V
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
צָלַל appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle.
this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it.
I heard and trembled within;my lips quivered at the sound.Decay entered my bones;I trembled where I stood.Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distressto come upon the people who invade us.
saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on this place that the ears of all who hear of it will ring,
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