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Lexicon :: Strong's H6751 - ṣālal

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צָלַל
Transliteration
ṣālal
Pronunciation
tsaw-lal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [identical with צָלַל (H6749) through the idea of hovering over (compare צֶלֶם (H6754))]
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TWOT Reference: 1921

Strong’s Definitions

צָלַל tsâlal, tsaw-lal'; a primitive root (identical with through the idea of hovering over (compare H6754)); to shade, as twilight or an opaque object:—begin to be dark, shadowing.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H6751 in the following manner: began to be dark (1x), shadowing (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H6751 in the following manner: began to be dark (1x), shadowing (1x).

  1. to be or become or grow dark

    1. (Qal) to become or grow dark

    2. (Hiphil) to shadow

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צָלַל tsâlal, tsaw-lal'; a primitive root (identical with through the idea of hovering over (compare H6754)); to shade, as twilight or an opaque object:—begin to be dark, shadowing.
STRONGS H6751: Abbreviations
† III. [צָלַל] verb be or grow dark (compare Arabic bdb085303 be black, bdb085304 shade; Ethiopic bdb085305 be dark; Assyrian ṣillu, shade, ṣalâlu, Pi. roof over, so Sabean H2926 טֿלל [II.], טלת ceiling, roof, HomChrest. 125, compare Palmyrene תטלילא; Old Aramaic H2927 טלל overshadow, Aramaic טְלָלָא, bdb085306 shadow); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person plural צָֽלְלוּ שַׁעֲרֵי יְר׳ Nehemiah 13:19 the gates of Jerusalem grew dark, i.e. evening came on.
Hiph. Participle חֹרֶשׁ מֵצַל Ezekiel 31:3 a shadowing wood (but strike out Greek Version of the LXX. Co Toy Krae).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Nehemiah

13:19

Ezekiel

31:3

H6751

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6751 matches the Hebrew צָלַל (ṣālal),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:19 - As soon as it began to grow dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut and gave orders that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. And I stationed some of my servants at the gates, that no load might be brought in on the Sabbath day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:3 - Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon,
with beautiful branches and forest shade,
and of towering height,
its top among the clouds.[fn]
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