צלצל

Hebrew
Root
צ־ל־צ־ל‎ (ṣ-l-ṣ-l)

Verb

צִלְצֵל • (ṣilṣḗl) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of צילצל‎.

Noun

צְלָצַל • (ṣəlāṣál) m (plural indefinite צִלְצָלׅים‎, singular construct צִלְצַל־, plural construct צִלְצְלֵי־‎) (dis legomenon)

  1. Obsolete form of צְרָצַר‎ (ṣərāṣár, “cricket”).
    • Deuteronomy 28:42
      ‏כָּל־עֵצְךָ֖ וּפְרִ֣י אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ יְיָרֵ֖שׁ הַצְּלָצַֽל‎
      The locust shall consume all the trees and the fruits of thy ground.
    • Isaiah 18:1
      ‏הֹ֥וי אֶ֖רֶץ צִלְצַ֣ל כְּנָפָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר מֵעֵ֖בֶר לְנַֽהֲרֵי־כֽוּשׁ‎
      Woe to the country of winged crickets beyond the rivers of Cush [i.e. Ethiopia].
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