Hebrew word · H6751

צָלַל

tzalalu

to shade

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

1) to be or become or grow dark

1a) (Qal) to become or grow dark

1b) (Hiphil) to shadow

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

Nehemiah · 1

  1. Nehemiah 13:19 צָֽלֲלוּ֩ they became dark

    When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.

Ezekiel · 1

  1. Ezekiel 31:3 מֵצַ֖ל giving shade

    Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.

    Here: A verb form found only here, meaning 'casting shade.' Together with the previous word: 'a shade-giving thicket.' Shade in this setting means protection; verse 6 shows birds and beasts and nations living under it.

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