The meaning of “צְלָצַל”
Understanding tsᵉlâtsal reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
cymbal, locust, shadowing, spear. - a clatter, i.e. (abstractly) whirring (of wings) - (concretely) a cricket - also a h...
צְלָצַל
cymbal, locust, shadowing, spear. - a clatter, i.e. (abstractly) whirring (of wings) - (concretely) a cricket - also a harpoon (as rattling), a cymbal (as clanging) 1) whirring, buzzing 2) spear 3) whirring locust
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 28:42 | “All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.” Word: צְלָצַל (tsᵉlâtsal) | |
| 2 Samuel 6:5 | “And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.” Word: צְלָצַל (tsᵉlâtsal) | |
| Job 41:7 | “Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?” Word: צְלָצַל (tsᵉlâtsal) | |
| Psalms 150:5 | “Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.” Word: צְלָצַל (tsᵉlâtsal) | |
| Isaiah 18:1 | “Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:” Word: צְלָצַל (tsᵉlâtsal) |
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