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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #2119 - זָחַל

Transliteration

zâchal

Phonetics

zaw-khal'

Root Word (Etymology)

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

Verb

TWOT

545

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to shrink back, crawl away

1a) (Qal) crawling, creeping (participle) (metonymy)

2) to fear, be afraid

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2270 ‑ ἡσυχάζω (hay‑soo‑khad'‑zo); 4951 ‑ σύρω (soo'‑ro);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (3)

Deuteronomy 1

Job 1

Micah 1

HCS (0)

HCS (3)

Deuteronomy 1

Job 1

Micah 1

BSB (3)

Deuteronomy 1

Job 1

Micah 1

ESV (2)

Job 1

Micah 1

WEB (3)

Deuteronomy 1

Job 1

Micah 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2120) l h z (זההל ZHhL) AC: Fear CO: ? AB: ?

V) l h z (זההל ZHhL) - F KJV (9): (vf: Paal, Participle) serpent, worm, fear, dread, terrible, afraid - Strongs: H1763 (דְּחַל), H2119 (זָחַל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. [זָחַל] verb shrink back, crawl away (Aramaic זְחַל crawl (also drop, drip, of water: so Late Hebrew זָחַל), זָחֵיל worm; Syriac

locust (as crawling); Arabic

withdraw, retire to a distance (see Lane, Wetzst in De^{Hiob 2,428}), and Sabean זחֿל withdraw, humble oneself DHM^{ZMG 1875,610}) —

Qal only Participle plural construct זֹחֲלֵי Deuteronomy 32:24; Micah 7:17; — crawl, of reptiles (participle) זֹחֲלֵי עָפָר Deuteronomy 32:24i.e. serpents (as poisonous), instruments of Yahweh's judgment on Israel; ארץ׳ז Micah 7:17 id. (as crawling into the earth to hide), simile of nations in fear of ׳י.

II. [זָחַל] verb fear, be afraid (Aramaic דְּחַל, ; compare Arabic rancour, malevolence; Nö^{ZMG. 1886,741}) — only

Qal Perfect 1 singular זָחַלְתִּי Job 32:6 therefore I feared ("" וָאִירָא); > most, who derive from I. זָחַל = shrink away in fear, hold back (RV), compare ᵑ7אִסְתְּמִּיתִי Fl ChWB^{ii. 571}.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

זָחַל

(1) to creep, to crawl. Part. זֹחֲלֵי־עָפָר “the creepers of the dust,” i.e. serpents; Deuteronomy 32:24; Micah 7:17. Hence

(2) to fear, to be afraid, properly to walk with faltering footsteps, see דְּחַל. Job 32:6, עַל־כֵּן זָחַלְתִּי וָאִירָא “therefore I was afraid and feared.”

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List of Word Forms

זָחַ֥לְתִּי זֹחֲלֵ֥י זחלי זחלתי כְּזֹחֲלֵ֣י כזחלי kə·zō·ḥă·lê kezochaLei kəzōḥălê zā·ḥal·tî zaChalti zāḥaltî zō·ḥă·lê zochaLei zōḥălê