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Hebrew
Etymology
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־)
- 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.
- 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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