valley of the shadow of death

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Etymology

From Psalm 23 of the Book of Psalms. "Shadow of death" is a calque of Hebrew צלמות.

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Noun

valley of the shadow of death

  1. The world, a place where darkness and death are figurative valleys one must walk through as part of the human experience.
  2. A very dangerous place.

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