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Lexicon :: Strong's H6738 - ṣēl

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צֵל
Transliteration
ṣēl
Pronunciation
tsale
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
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TWOT Reference: 1921a

Strong’s Definitions

צֵל tsêl, tsale; from H6751; shade, whether literal or figurative:—defence, shade(-ow).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x

The KJV translates Strong's H6738 in the following manner: shadow (45x), defence (3x), shade (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x
The KJV translates Strong's H6738 in the following manner: shadow (45x), defence (3x), shade (1x).

  1. shadow, shade

    1. shadow (on dial)

    2. shadow, shade (as protection)

    3. shadow (symbolic of transitoriness of life)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צֵל tsêl, tsale; from H6751; shade, whether literal or figurative:—defence, shade(-ow).
STRONGS H6738: Abbreviations
† צֵל noun masculinePsalm 144:4 shadow; — צ׳ absolute 2 Kings 20:9 +, construct Genesis 19:8 +; suffix צִלְךָ Psalm 121:5, צִלּוֺ Ezekiel 31:6 +, also צִלְלוֺ [H6752 Job 40:22], etc.; plural צְלָלִים [H6752 Songs 2:17; Songs 4:6]; construct צִלְלֵי [H6752 Jeremiah 6:4]; —
1. shadow on dial 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 20:11 || Isaiah 38:8; צִלְלֶיעָֿ֑רֶב [H6752 Jeremiah 6:4], compare [H6752 Songs 2:17; Songs 4:6]; of mountain Judges 9:36.
2. shadow, shade, as protection (from sun): of branches, Judges 9:15 (in allegory), Hosea 4:13; [H6752 Job 40:22]; Jonah 4:5, Jonah 4:6 and (in figurative) Hosea 14:8 [Hosea 14:7]; Ezekiel 17:23; Ezekiel 31:6, Ezekiel 31:12, Ezekiel 31:17; Psalm 80:11 [Psalm 80:10]; Songs 2:3 (of refreshment, delight); of rock Isaiah 32:2 (simile); קֹרָתִי צ׳ Genesis 19:8 shadow of my roof; of cloud Isaiah 25:4 and (figurative of י׳'s protection) Isaiah 4:6; Isaiah 25:4, so probably Isaiah 16:3; כְּנָפֶיךָ צ׳ shadow of thy wings, figurative of י׳'s protection Psalm 17:8; Psalm 36:8 [Psalm 36:7]; Psalm 57:2 [Psalm 57:1]; Psalm 63:8 [Psalm 63:7]; shade, in general, Job 7:2, figurative of י׳ Psalm 121:5; hence = protection, defence, of city (wall) Jeremiah 48:45; of י׳ Numbers 14:9 (JE), Psalm 91:1 (see also proper name בְּצַלְאֵל), compare צֵל יָדוֺ Isaiah 49:2 (covering prophet, under figure of sword), Isaiah 51:16 (covering people); of human ally Isaiah 30:2, Isaiah 30:3, of king Lamentations 4:20; also of wisdom Ecclesiastes 7:12, money Ecclesiastes 7:12. — בְּצִלָּהּ Isaiah 34:15 apparently reference to קִפּוֹז, but improbable; read perhaps בֵּצֶיהָ her eggs Du CheHpt (CheHeb Hpt transpose וּבָֽקְעָה וְדָֽגְרָה).
3. shadow as symbol of transitoriness of life Job 8:9; Job 14:2; Psalm 144:4 (כְּצֵל עוֺבֵר), Ecclesiastes 6:12; Ecclesiastes 8:13; כְּצֵל נָטוּי of an individual life near its end Psalm 102:12 [Psalm 102:11], so כְּצֵל כִּנְטוֺתוֺ Psalm 109:23; in simile of emaciated members, וִיצֻרַי כַּצֵּל Job 17:7.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

19:8; 19:8

Numbers

14:9

Judges

9:15; 9:36

2 Kings

20:9; 20:9; 20:10; 20:11

Job

7:2; 8:9; 14:2; 17:7

Psalms

17:8; 36:7; 57:1; 63:7; 80:10; 91:1; 102:11; 109:23; 121:5; 121:5; 144:4; 144:4

Ecclesiastes

6:12; 7:12; 7:12; 8:13

Song of Songs

2:3

Isaiah

4:6; 16:3; 25:4; 25:4; 30:2; 30:3; 32:2; 34:15; 38:8; 49:2; 51:16

Jeremiah

48:45

Lamentations

4:20

Ezekiel

17:23; 31:6; 31:6; 31:12; 31:17

Hosea

4:13; 14:7

Jonah

4:5; 4:6

H6738

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Strong's Number H6738 matches the Hebrew צֵל (ṣēl),
which occurs 49 times in 47 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:8 - habeo duas filias quae necdum cognoverunt virum educam eas ad vos et abutimini eis sicut placuerit vobis dummodo viris istis nihil faciatis mali quia ingressi sunt sub umbraculum tegminis mei

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:15 - quae respondit eis si vere me regem vobis constituitis venite et sub mea umbra requiescite sin autem non vultis egrediatur ignis de ramno et devoret cedros Libani

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:36 - cumque vidisset populum Gaal dixit ad Zebul ecce de montibus multitudo descendit cui ille respondit umbras montium vides quasi hominum capita et hoc errore deciperis

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:9 - cui ait Esaias hoc erit signum a Domino quod facturus sit Dominus sermonem quem locutus est vis ut accedat umbra decem lineis an ut revertatur totidem gradibus

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:10 - et ait Ezechias facile est umbram crescere decem lineis nec hoc volo ut fiat sed ut revertatur retrorsum decem gradibus

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:11 - invocavit itaque Esaias propheta Dominum et reduxit umbram per lineas quibus iam descenderat in horologio Ahaz retrorsum decem gradibus

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:15 - peregrini enim sumus coram te et advenae sicut omnes patres nostri dies nostri quasi umbra super terram et nulla est mora

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:2 - sicut servus desiderat umbram et sicut mercennarius praestolatur finem operis sui

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:9 - hesterni quippe sumus et ignoramus quoniam sicut umbra dies nostri sunt super terram

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:2 - quasi flos egreditur et conteritur et fugit velut umbra et numquam in eodem statu permanet

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:7 - caligavit ab indignatione oculus meus et membra mea quasi in nihili redacta sunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:8 - [Vulgate 16:8] a resistentibus dexterae tuae custodi me quasi pupillam intus in oculo in umbra alarum tuarum protege me

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:7 - [Vulgate 35:8] quam pretiosa est misericordia tua Domine et filii Adam in umbra alarum tuarum sperabunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:1 - [Vulgate 56:1] pro victoria ut non disperdas David humilem et simplicem quando fugit a facie Saul in spelunca [Vulgate 56:2] miserere mei Deus miserere mei quoniam in te sperat anima mea in umbra alarum tuarum sperabo donec transeant insidiae

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:7 - [Vulgate 62:8] quia fuisti auxilium meum in umbra alarum tuarum laudabo

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:10 - [Vulgate 79:11] operti sunt montes umbra eius et ramis illius cedri Dei

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:1 - [Vulgate 90:1] qui habitat in abscondito Excelsi in umbraculo Domini commorabitur

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:11 - [Vulgate 101:12] dies mei quasi umbra inclinati sunt et ego quasi faenum arui

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:23 - [Vulgate 108:23] quasi umbra cum inclinatur abductus sum et excussus quasi lucusta

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 121:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:5 - [Vulgate 120:5] Dominus custodiet te Dominus protectio tua super manum dexteram tuam

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:4 - [Vulgate 143:4] homo vanitati adsimilatus est dies eius quasi umbra pertransiens

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:12 - [Vulgate 7:1] quid necesse est homini maiora se quaerere cum ignoret quid conducat sibi in vita sua numero dierum peregrinationis suae et tempore quo velut umbra praeterit aut quis ei poterit indicare quid post eum futurum sub sole sit

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:12 - [Vulgate 7:13] sicut enim protegit sapientia sic protegit pecunia hoc autem plus habet eruditio et sapientia quod vitam tribuunt possessori suo

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:13 - non sit bonum impio nec prolongentur dies eius sed quasi umbra transeant qui non timent faciem Dei

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:3 - sicut malum inter ligna silvarum sic dilectus meus inter filios sub umbra illius quam desideraveram sedi et fructus eius dulcis gutturi meo

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:6 - et tabernaculum erit in umbraculum diei ab aestu et in securitatem et absconsionem a turbine et a pluvia

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:3 - ini consilium coge concilium pone quasi noctem umbram tuam in meridie absconde fugientes et vagos ne prodas

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4 - quia factus es fortitudo pauperi fortitudo egeno in tribulatione sua spes a turbine umbraculum ab aestu spiritus enim robustorum quasi turbo inpellens parietem

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:5 - sicut aestum in siti tumultum alienorum humiliabis et quasi calore sub nube torrente propaginem fortium marcescere facies

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:2 - qui ambulatis ut descendatis in Aegyptum et os meum non interrogastis sperantes auxilium in fortitudine Pharao et habentes fiduciam in umbra Aegypti

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:3 - et erit vobis fortitudo Pharaonis in confusionem et fiducia umbrae Aegypti in ignominiam

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:2 - et erit vir sicut qui absconditur a vento et celat se a tempestate sicut rivi aquarum in siti et umbra petrae prominentis in terra deserta

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:15 - ibi habuit foveam ericius et enutrivit catulos et circumfodit et fovit in umbra eius illuc congregati sunt milvi alter ad alterum

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:8 - ecce ego reverti faciam umbram linearum per quas descenderat in horologio Ahaz in sole retrorsum decem lineis et reversus est sol decem lineis per gradus quos descenderat

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:2 - et posuit os meum quasi gladium acutum in umbra manus suae protexit me et posuit me sicut sagittam electam in faretra sua abscondit me

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:16 - posui verba mea in ore tuo et in umbra manus meae protexi te ut plantes caelos et fundes terram et dicas ad Sion populus meus es tu

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:45 - in umbra Esebon steterunt de laqueo fugientes quia ignis egressus est de Esebon et flamma de medio Seon et devorabit partem Moab et verticem filiorum tumultus

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:20 - RES spiritus oris nostri christus dominus captus est in peccatis nostris cui diximus in umbra tua vivemus in gentibus

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:23 - in monte sublimi Israhel plantabo illud et erumpet in germen et faciet fructum et erit in cedrum magnam et habitabunt sub eo omnes volucres universum volatile sub umbra frondium eius nidificabit

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:6 - cumque extendisset umbram suam in ramis eius fecerunt nidos omnia volatilia caeli et sub frondibus eius genuerunt omnes bestiae saltuum et sub umbraculo illius habitabat coetus gentium plurimarum

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:12 - et succident illum alieni et crudelissimi nationum et proicient eum super montes et in cunctis convallibus corruent rami eius et confringentur arbusta eius in universis rupibus terrae et recedent de umbraculo eius omnes populi terrae et relinquent eum

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:17 - nam et ipsi cum ea descendent ad infernum ad interfectos gladio et brachium uniuscuiusque sedebit sub umbraculo eius in medio nationum

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:13 - super capita montium sacrificabant et super colles accendebant thymiama subtus quercum et populum et terebinthum quia bona erat umbra eius ideo fornicabuntur filiae vestrae et sponsae vestrae adulterae erunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:7 - [Vulgate 14:8] convertentur sedentes in umbra eius vivent tritico et germinabunt quasi vinea memoriale eius sicut vinum Libani

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:5 - et egressus est Iona de civitate et sedit contra orientem civitatis et fecit sibimet ibi umbraculum et sedebat subter eum in umbra donec videret quid accideret civitati

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:6 - et praeparavit Dominus Deus hederam et ascendit super caput Ionae ut esset umbra super caput eius et protegeret eum laboraverat enim et laetatus est Iona super hedera laetitia magna
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