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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #6767 - צִלְצָל

Transliteration

tsᵉlâtsal

Phonetics

tsel-aw-tsal'

Origin

from (H6750) reduplicated

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1919a,1919b,1919c

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

whirring, buzzing
spear
whirring locust

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 836 ‑ αὐλός (ow‑los'); 2950 ‑ κύμβαλον (koom'‑bal‑on);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (5)

Deuteronomy 1

2 Samuel 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

BSB (6)

Deuteronomy 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

CSB (2)

Deuteronomy 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

ESV (6)

Deuteronomy 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

KJV (6)

Deuteronomy 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

LEB (6)

Deuteronomy 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (6)

Deuteronomy 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1150) l z (זל ZL) AC: Shake CO: Branch AB: ?: The pictograph z is a picture of n agricultural cutting implement. The l represents a staff. Combined these mean "cut the staff". A staff is made by cutting a branch from the tree, this green branch shakes and bends easily until it has hardened. (see isa185)

A) l z (זל ZL) AC: ? CO: Cymbal AB: ?: What is shaken easily.

k^f2) t l z m (מזלת MZLT) - Cymbal: An instrument that vibrates when shaken. [df: tlum] KJV (13): cymbal - Strongs: H4700 (מְצִלְתַּיִם)

l^f ) l z l z (זלזל ZLZL) - Twig: A small branch that shakes easily. [df: ltlt] KJV (2): sprigs, bushy - Strongs: H2150 (זַלְזַל), H8534 (תַּלְתָּל)

el^m ) l z l i z (זילזל ZYLZL) - Cymbal: An instrument that vibrates when shaken. [df: lulu] KJV (6): cymbal - Strongs: H6767 (צִלְצָל)

B) l l z (זלל ZLL) AC: Shake CO: ? AB: ?

V) l l z (זלל ZLL) - Shake: A shaking from fear or overeating. [df: llu] KJV (12): (vf: Paal, Niphal) flow down, vile, glutton, riotous, tingle, quiver - Strongs: H2151 (זָלַל), H6750 (צָלַל)

C) l z a (אזל AZL) AC: Waver CO: ? AB: ?: An unsteady, shaking or to and fro motion.

V) l z a (אזל AZL) - Waver: To go about in a shaking motion. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (13): (vf: Paal, Pual) gone, fail, gaddest about, to and fro, spent, went - Strongs: H235 (אָזַל), H236 (אֲזַל)

J) l f z (זול ZWL) AC: Shake CO: ? AB: Vile: A shaking out of something.

V) l f z (זול ZWL) - Shake: To shake out. KJV (2): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) lavish, despise - Strongs: H2107 (זוּל)

N^f1) e l f z (זולה ZWLH) - Except: An exception in the sense of shaking everything out except one. KJV (16): beside, save, only, but - Strongs: H2108 (זוּלָה)

N^f3) t f l f z (זולות ZWLWT) - Vile: One who shakes easily. KJV (1): vilest - Strongs: H2149 (זֻלּוּת)

M) l i z (זיל ZYL) AC: Shake CO: Bell AB: ?

k^f1 ) e l i z m (מזילה MZYLH) - Bell: KJV (1): bell - Strongs: H4698 (מְצִלָּה)

Adopted Roots:

A2030 L y b (Peel, Onion)
A2626 L y p (Peel, Strip)
A2387 L z n (Flow, Stream)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. [צִלְצָל] noun [masculine] whirring, buzzing; — construct אֶרֶץ צִלְצַל כְּנָפָ֑יִם Isaiah 18:1 land of buzzing of (insects ') wings (so probably; other views see in Di).

II. [צִלְצָל] noun [masculine] spear (from whizzing); — construct צִלְצַל דָּגִים Job 40:31 fish-spear, harpoon.

צְלָצַ֑ל noun masculine a whirring locust (compare Assyrian ƒarƒaru, Arabic , Syriac , ; Lag^{Ges. Abh. 145, N. 9}); — Deuteronomy 28:42 (devouring; not identified; Tr^{NHB 313}).

צֶלְצְלִים noun masculine plural musical instrument of percussion, cymbals (with clashing sound; Late Hebrew צֶלְצַל, Aramaic צֶלְצְלִין, ); — ׳צ 2 Samuel 6:5 (+ מְנַעַנְעִים, q. v.; "" 1 Chronicles 13:8 מְצִלְתַּיִם); construct צִלְצְלֵישָֿׁ֑מַע Psalm 150:5, תְּרוּעָה׳צ Psalm 150:5; &m;d compare Now^{Archaeology i. 272f., 272f.} Benz^{Archaeology 277} We^{Psalm Eng. Tr. 232}.

List of Word Forms

בְּֽצִלְצְלֵ֥י בְצִלְצְלֵי־ בצלצלי בצלצלי־ הַצְּלָצַֽל׃ הצלצל׃ וּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃ וּבְצִלְצַ֖ל ובצלצל ובצלצלים׃ צִלְצַ֣ל צלצל bə·ṣil·ṣə·lê ḇə·ṣil·ṣə·lê- bəṣilṣəlê ḇəṣilṣəlê- betziltzeLei haṣ·ṣə·lā·ṣal haṣṣəlāṣal hatztzelaTzal ṣil·ṣal ṣilṣal tzilTzal ū·ḇə·ṣel·ṣe·lîm ū·ḇə·ṣil·ṣal ūḇəṣelṣelîm ūḇəṣilṣal UvetzeltzeLim uvetzilTzal vetziltzelei