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ṣēlel צֵלֶל ‘shadow’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ṣālal צָלַל ‘to shade’
Roots: צלל

ṣēlel n, m
1) shadow, shade
 1a) shadow (on dial)
 1b) shadow, shade (as protection)
 1c) shadow (symbolic of transitoriness of life)

Mentioned in Jeremiah 6:4 Job 40:22 Song of Songs 2:17, 4:6

2014 — 2026 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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