צֵלֶל
tse.lel
“shadow”
Definition
shade
from H6751 (צָלַל);
- shadow, shade 1a) shadow (on dial) 1b) shadow, shade (as protection) 1c) shadow (symbolic of transitoriness of life)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
צֵלֶל appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
‘Prepare for battle against her;rise up, let us attack at noon.Woe to us, for the daylight is fading;the evening shadows grow long.
The lotus plants conceal him in their shade;the willows of the brook surround him.
Before the day breaks and shadows flee,turn, my beloved,and be like a gazelleor a young stag on the mountains of Bether.
Before the day breaks and the shadows flee,I will make my wayto the mountain of myrrhand to the hill of frankincense.
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