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Lexicon :: Strong's H6757 - ṣalmāveṯ

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צַלְמָוֶת
Transliteration
ṣalmāveṯ
Pronunciation
tsal-maw'-veth
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1921b

Strong’s Definitions

צַלְמָוֶת tsalmâveth, tsal-maw'-veth; from H6738 and H4194; shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity):—shadow of death.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H6757 in the following manner: shadow of death (18x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H6757 in the following manner: shadow of death (18x).

  1. death-shadow, deep shadow, deep darkness, shadow of death

    1. death-shadow

    2. death-shadow, deep shadow, darkness

    3. death-shadow (of distress, extreme danger) (fig)

    4. death-shadow (of place of the dead) (fig)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צַלְמָוֶת tsalmâveth, tsal-maw'-veth; from H6738 and H4194; shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity):—shadow of death.
STRONGS H6757: Abbreviations
† צַלְמָ֫וֶת noun [masculine] death-shadow, deep shadow, in poetry (probably = צֵל + מָוֶת, Greek Version of the LXX. (usually) σκιὰ θανάτου, compare Syriac Version Vulgate, so Thes SchwLeben n. d. Tode, 194, see especially NöZAW xvii (1897), 183 ff.; Ew Br and most modern (after older commentaries) read צַלְמוּת darkness, deep darkness, compare Arabic bdb085307 IV, Assyrian [ṣalâmu], Ethiopic bdb085308 be black, dark); **compare bdb112702 darkness; WeKl. Proph. ed. 3, 81 would read feminine plural צְלָמוֺת, like bdb112703 Qor 2:16; 2:18; and frequently. — death-shadow, often || חשֶׁךְ, לַיְלָה etc., and opposed to בֹּקֶר, אוֺר.
1. = deep shadow, darkness (compare הַרְרֵי אֵל, אַרְזֵי אֵל): Amos 5:8; Job 3:5; Job 12:22; Job 24:17a Job 28:3; Job 34:22; of eyes heavy with weeping Job 16:16; בַּלְהוֺת צ׳ Job 24:17b terrors of the darkness.
2. figurative.
a. of distress Jeremiah 13:16; Psalm 107:10; Psalm 107:14; אֶרֶץ צ׳ Isaiah 9:1.
b. of extreme danger Jeremiah 2:6; Psalm 23:4; Psalm 44:20.
3. characterizing world of the dead, אֶרֶץ חשֶׁךְ וצ׳ Job 10:21, כְּמוֺ אֹפֶל צ׳ Job 10:22 (text dubious, see Bu Du); וְשַׁעֲרֵי צ׳ Job 38:17 (Greek Version of the LXX πυλωροὶ δὲ ᾅδου; || שַׁעֲרֵימָֿ֑וֶת).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

3:5; 10:21; 10:22; 12:22; 16:16; 24:17; 24:17; 28:3; 34:22; 38:17

Psalms

23:4; 44:20; 107:10; 107:14

Isaiah

9:1

Jeremiah

2:6; 13:16

Amos

5:8

H6757

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6757 matches the Hebrew צַלְמָוֶת (ṣalmāveṯ),
which occurs 18 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:5 - لِيَسْتَوْلِ عَلَيْهِ الظَّلامُ وَظِلُّ الْمَوْتِ. لِيَكْتَنِفْهُ سَحَابٌ وَلْتُرَوِّعْهُ ظُلُمَاتُ النَّهَارِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:21 - قَبْلَ أَنْ أَمْضِيَ إِلَى حَيْثُ لَا أَعُودُ، إِلَى أَرْضِ الظُّلْمَةِ وَظِلِّ الْمَوْتِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:22 - إِلَى أَرْضِ الظُّلْمَةِ الْمُتَكَاثِفَةِ وَالْفَوْضَى، حَيْثُ الإِشْرَاقُ فِيهَا كَاللَّيْلِ الْبَهِيمِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:22 - يَكْشِفُ الأَغْوَارَ فِي الظَّلامِ، وَيُبْرِزُ الظُّلُمَاتِ الْمُتَكَاثِفَةَ إِلَى النُّورِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:16 - احْمَرَّ وَجْهِي مِنَ الْبُكَاءِ، وَغَشِيَتْ ظِلالُ الْمَوْتِ أَهْدَابِي،

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:17 - لأَنَّ الصَّبَاحَ عِنْدَهُمْ كَظِلِّ الْمَوْتِ، وَأَهْوَالُ الظُّلْمَةِ هِيَ رِفْقَتُهُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:3 - قَدْ وَضَعَ الإِنْسَانُ حَدّاً لِلظُّلْمَةِ، وَبَحَثَ فِي أَقْصَى طَرَفٍ عَنِ الْمَعْدَنِ فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ الْعَمِيقَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:22 - لَا تُوجَدُ ظُلْمَةٌ، وَلا ظِلُّ مَوْتٍ، يَتَوَارَى فِيهِمَا فَاعِلُو الإِثْمِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:17 - هَلِ اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ الْمَنِيَّةِ، أَمْ رَأَيْتَ بَوَّابَاتِ ظِلالِ الْمَوْتِ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:4 - حَتَّى إِذَا اجْتَزْتُ وَادِي ظِلالِ الْمَوْتِ، لَا أَخَافُ سُوءاً لأَنَّكَ تُرَافِقُنِي. عَصَاكَ وَعُكَّازُكَ هُمَا مَعِي يُشَدِّدَانِ عَزِيمَتِي.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:19 - مَعَ أَنَّكَ سَحَقْتَنَا وَسَطَ الْوُحُوشِ، وَغَمَرْتَنَا بِظِلالِ الْمَوْتِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:10 - كَانُوا جَالِسِينَ كَالأَسْرَى فِي الظَّلامِ وَظِلالِ الْمَوْتِ، مُوْثَقِينَ بِالذُّلِّ وَالْحَدِيدِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:14 - أَخْرَجَهُمْ مِنَ الظَّلامِ وَظِلالِ الْمَوْتِ وَحَطَّمَ قُيُودَهُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:2 - الشَّعْبُ السَّالِكُ فِي الظُّلْمَةِ أَبْصَرَ نُوراً عَظِيماً، وَالْمُقِيمُونَ فِي أَرْضِ ظِلالِ الْمَوْتِ أَضَاءَ عَلَيْهِمْ نُورٌ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:6 - لَمْ يَسْأَلُوا: أَيْنَ الرَّبُّ الَّذِي أَخْرَجَنَا مِنْ مِصْرَ وَقَادَنَا فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ، فِي أَرْضِ مَتَاهَاتٍ وَحُفَرٍ، فِي أَرْضِ قَفْرٍ جَدْبَاءَ، فِي أَرْضِ ظِلالِ الْمَوْتِ، مَا اجْتَازَهَا أَحَدٌ وَلا أَقَامَ فِيهَا بَشَرٌ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:16 - مَجِّدُوا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ الظَّلامَ يُخَيِّمُ عَلَيْكُمْ، وَقَبْلَ أَنْ تَتَعَثَّرَ أَقْدَامُكُمْ عَلَى الْجِبَالِ الْمُعْتِمَةِ. أَنْتُمْ تَرْتَقِبُونَ النُّورَ وَلَكِنَّهُ يُحَوِّلُهُ إِلَى ظَلامِ الْمَوْتِ وَيَجْعَلُهُ لَيْلاً دَامِساً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:8 - إِنَّهُ هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ الثُّرَيَّا وَالْجَبَّارَ، وَيُحَوِّلُ دَيَاجِيرَ الظُّلْمَةِ إِلَى نَهَارٍ، وَالنَّهَارَ إِلَى لَيْلٍ، وَيَسْتَدْعِي مِيَاهَ الْبَحْرِ وَيُفِيضُهَا عَلَى وَجْهِ الأَرْضِ، الرَّبُّ اسْمُهُ.
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