צָלַל
tsâlal · tsaw-lal'
to shade, as twilight or an opaque object
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root (identical with through the idea of hovering over (compare H6754 (צֶלֶם)));
to shade, as twilight or an opaque object
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: begin to be dark, shadowing.
Letters
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to pursue the straight path › authority, the one who leads › authority, the one who leads
To pursue the straight path of authority, the one who leads of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of צָלַל above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- began to be dark1 · 50%
- and with a shadowing1 · 50%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.