Strong H6751צָלַל

to shade

Transliteration: tsâlal
Pronunciation: tsaw-lal'
Morphology: Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root (rather identical with H6749 through the idea of hovering over (compare H6754)); to {shade} as twilight or an opaque object: - begin to be {dark} shadowing.

Detailed definition

STEP sense: to shade

Exact lexical definition: be dark

Part of speech: verb

BDB context: [ צָלַל ] vb . be or grow dark Qal the gates of Jerusalem grew dark , i.e. evening came on Hiph . a shadowing wood

In the Bible

Strong H6751 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

begin1
shadowing1

First 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.

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