H6751: צָלַל
tsâlal · pronounced tsaw-lal' · “to shade”
Definition
to shade, as twilight or an opaque object
KJV translates it as: begin to be dark, shadowing.
Word origin: a primitive root (identical with through the idea of hovering over (compare H6754 (צֶלֶם)));
Extended definition
1a) (Qal) to become or grow dark
1b) (Hiphil) to shadow
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H6751 is translated
- they became dark ×1
- giving shade ×1
Bible verses with H6751 (tsâlal)
Tsâlal appears in 2 verses.
- Nehemiah 13:19
And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
- Ezekiel 31:3
Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.