Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H6752
צֵלֶל
tse.lel · “shadow”
Used 4 times across 3 books
Definition
1) shadow, shade
1a) shadow (on dial)
1b) shadow, shade (as protection)
1c) shadow (symbolic of transitoriness of life)
1a) shadow (on dial)
1b) shadow, shade (as protection)
1c) shadow (symbolic of transitoriness of life)
Where it appears
Job1
Song of Solomon2
Jeremiah1
In the text
Job 40:22The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.Song of Solomon 2:17Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.Song of Solomon 4:6Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.Jeremiah 6:4Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.
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