The meaning of “צֵל”
Understanding tsêl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
defence, shade(-ow). - shade, whether literal or figurative 1) shadow, shade 1a) shadow (on dial) 1b) shadow, shade (as ...
צֵל
defence, shade(-ow). - shade, whether literal or figurative 1) shadow, shade 1a) shadow (on dial) 1b) shadow, shade (as protection) 1c) shadow (symbolic of transitoriness of life)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:8 | “Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.” Word: צֵל (tsêl) | |
| 2 Kings 20:10 | “And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.” Word: צֵל (tsêl) | |
| Psalms 91:1 | “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Word: צֵל (tsêl) | |
| Isaiah 30:3 | “Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.” Word: צֵל (tsêl) | |
| Ezekiel 31:12 | “And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.” Word: צֵל (tsêl) |