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Strong H21192 sensesזָחַל

to crawl · to fear

Transliteration
zâchal
Pronunciation
zaw-khal'

The 2 senses of Strong H2119

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H2119 appears in 3 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. to crawlH2119Ato shrink back, crawl away2 verses · Deuteronomy, Micah
  2. to fearH2119Bto fear, be afraid1 verse · Job

General definition

A primitive root; to crawl; by implication to fear: - be {afraid} {serpent} worm.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • serpent1
  • wherefore1
  • worm1

First verses

  1. Deuteronomy 32:24
    They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.
  2. Job 32:6
    And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.
  3. Micah 7:17
    They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the Lord our God, and shall fear because of thee.