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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
Root Word (Etymology)
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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 11 times in 11 verses in 'Isa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:6 - And there will be a booth to give shade H6738 from the heat by day, and refuge and a hiding place from the storm and the rain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:3 -

“Bring us counsel, make a decision;

[fn]Cast your shadow H6738 like night [fn]at high noon;

Hide those banished, do not reveal the one who flees.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4 -

For You have been a strong defense for the poor,

A strong defense for the needy in his distress,

A refuge from the storm, a shade H6738 from the heat;

For the breath of the ruthless

Is like a rain storm against a wall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:5 -

Like heat in a dry land, You subdue the rumbling of strangers;

Like heat by the shadow H6738 of a cloud, the song of the ruthless is [fn]silenced.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:2 -

Who go down to Egypt—

But did not ask [fn]Me—

To find strength in the strong defense of Pharaoh

And to take refuge in the shadow H6738 of Egypt!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:3 -

“Therefore the strong defense of Pharaoh will be your shame

And the refuge in the shadow H6738 of Egypt, your dishonor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:2 -

Each will be like a refuge from the wind

And a shelter from the storm,

Like [fn]streams of water in a dry country,

Like the shade H6738 of a [fn]huge rock in [fn]a weary land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:15 -

The [fn]owl will make its nest and find its escape there,

And it will hatch its eggs and gather them in its shade H6738.

Surely, the [fn]falcons will be gathered there,

Every one with its kind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:8 - “Behold, I will cause the shadow H6738 on the stairway, which has gone down with the sun on the stairway of Ahaz, to go back ten steps.” So the sun’s shadow went back ten steps on the stairway on which it had gone down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:2 -

He has set My mouth like a sharp sword;

In the shadow H6738 of His hand He has concealed Me;

And He has also set Me as a [fn]select arrow;

He has hidden Me in His quiver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:16 - “I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow H6738 of My hand, to [fn]establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”
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