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ṣalmāwet צַלְמָ֫וֶת ‘shadow’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ṣēl צֵל ‘shadow’ and māwet מָ֫וֶת ‘death’
Roots: צל מות

ṣalmāwet n, m
1) death-shadow, deep shadow, deep darkness, shadow of death
 1a) death-shadow
 1b) death-shadow, deep shadow, darkness
 1c) death-shadow (of distress, extreme danger) (fig)
 1d) death-shadow (of place of the dead) (fig)

Mentioned in Isaiah 9:1 Jeremiah 2:6, 13:16 Amos 5:8 Psalms 107:10, 23:4, 44:20, 107:14 Job 28:3, 34:22, 12:22, 10:21, 10:22, 16:16, 24:17, 3:5, 38:17

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