צל

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ל־ל (ts-l-l)

From Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣ill- (“shadow”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒄑𒈪 (ṣillum, “shadow”) and Arabic ظِلّ (ẓill).

Pronunciation

Noun

צֵל • (tsél) m (plural indefinite צְלָלִים, singular construct צֵל־, plural construct צִלְלֵי־)

  1. A shadow.
    • Tanach, Psalms 144:4, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      אָדָם לַהֶבֶל דָּמָה יָמָיו כְּצֵל עוֹבֵר׃
      adám la-hével damá yamáv k-tsel 'ovér
      Man is like unto a breath; His days are as a shadow that passeth away.
  2. Shade, a shaded area.
    בצל ― batsél ― in the shade
    • Tanach, Psalms 91:1, with Young's Literal Translation:
      יֹשֵׁב בְּסֵתֶר עֶלְיוֹן בְּצֵל שַׁדַּי יִתְלוֹנָן׃
      yoshév b-séter 'elyón b-tsel shadái yitlonan
      He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, in the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually.

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