Hebrew word · H6752

צֵלֶל

hatzelalim

shadow

Appears 4 times in 4 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

1) shadow, shade

1a) shadow (on dial)

1b) shadow, shade (as protection)

1c) shadow (symbolic of transitoriness of life)

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

Where it appears

Job · 1

  1. Job 40:22 צִֽלֲל֑וֹ shade its

    The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.

Song of Songs · 2

  1. Song of Songs 2:17 הַצְּלָלִ֑ים the shadows

    Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.

  2. Song of Songs 4:6 הַצְּלָלִ֑ים the shadows

    Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.

Jeremiah · 1

  1. Jeremiah 6:4 צִלְלֵי־ [the] shadows of

    ‘Prepare for battle against her; rise up, let us attack at noon. Woe to us, for the daylight is fading; the evening shadows grow long.

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