צל
Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| צ־ל־ל (ṣ-l-l) |
From Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣ill- (“shadow”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒄑𒈪 (ṣillum, “shadow”) and Arabic ظِلّ (ẓill).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -el
Noun
צֵל • (tsél) m (plural indefinite צְלָלִים, singular construct צֵל־, plural construct צִלְלֵי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]
- A shadow.
- 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.
- Psalms 144:4, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- Shade, a shaded area.
- בצל ― batsél ― in the shade
- 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.
Declension
Declension of צֵל
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | צֵל | first | צִלִּי | צִלֵּנוּ | ||
| definite | הַצֵּל | second | צִלְּךָ | צִלֵּךְ | צִלְּכֶם | צִלְּכֶן | |
| construct | צֵל־ | third | צִלּוֹ | צִלָּהּ | צִלָּם | צִלָּן | |
| plural | indefinite | צְלָלִים | first | צלליי / צְלָלַי | צְלָלֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הַצְּלָלִים | second | צְלָלֶיךָ | צללייך / צְלָלַיִךְ | צִלְלֵיכֶם | צִלְלֵיכֶן | |
| construct | צִלְלֵי־ | third | צְלָלָיו | צְלָלֶיהָ | צִלְלֵיהֶם | צִלְלֵיהֶן | |
Derived terms
- צַלְמָוֶת (tsalmávet)
References
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