צָלַל
tsâlal · H6750 · Hebrew · 4 occurrences
Meanings
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to quiver
Process by which parts of the body shake involuntarily as a result of a certain emotion
ExamplesHabakkuk 3:16 I heard, and my inner parts trembled; At the sound, my lips quivered. Decay enters my bones, And in my place I tremble; Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress, For the people to arise who will attack us.
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ears tingle
Literally: (one's) ears tingle; hence: process by which humans experience fear and amazement when they hear about certain events
Examples1 Samuel 3:11 Then the LORD said to Samuel, “Behold, I am going to do a thing in Israel, and both ears of everyone who hears about it will ring.
2 Kings 21:12 therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such a disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that whoever hears about it, both of his ears will ring.
Jeremiah 19:3 and say, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, you kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. This is what the LORD of armies, the God of Israel says: “Behold I am going to bring a disaster upon this place, at which the ears of everyone that hears of it will tingle.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
4 occurrences in 2 groups
- אֹזֶןear 3
- שָׂפָהlip 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- לto/for+ קוֹלvoice, sound 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 4 entries
- Unsteady002001001067
- This homograph of צָלַל means to quiver or tingle, as of the ears of everyone who hears the coming disaster tingling in 1 Samuel 3:11, 2 Kings 21:12, and Jeremiah 19:3, and the prophet's own lips quivering at the sound in Habakkuk 3:16.
- Afraid002001002001
- The same tingling of the ears is announced as news of disaster and terror in 1 Samuel 3:11 and 2 Kings 21:12, and Habakkuk's trembling in Habakkuk 3:16 comes as he waits quietly for the day of distress.
- Move002002001012
- This domain's connection to this homograph of צָלַל is not directly illustrated among the sampled citations, which show the word's sense of tingling or quivering rather than movement from place to place.
- Dark002001001017
- This domain's connection to this homograph of צָלַל is not directly illustrated among the sampled citations, which show the word's sense of tingling or quivering rather than darkness — the sense shared with its homograph meaning to grow dark.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H6750. tsalal I. [צָלַל] verb tingle, quiver (Late Hebrew צִלְצֵל whirr (rare); Arabic ,…
I. [צָלַל] verb tingle, quiver (Late Hebrew צִלְצֵל whirr (rare); Arabic , ; צְלַל ᵑ7; Syriac ); — Perfect3plural צָֽלְלוּ Hab 3:16; Imperfect3feminine plural תְּצִלֶּינָה 1Sa 3:11, תִּצַּלְנָה (Ges§ 67g) 2Ki 21:12; Jer 19:3; — tingle, of ears, at horrid sound 1Sa 3:11; 2Ki 21:12; Jer 19:3 (all of dreadful news); of lips, quiver in terror Hab 3:16.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
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