צָלַל

Strong’s Definition

to shade, as twilight or an opaque object

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (identical with through the idea of hovering over (compare H6754 (צֶלֶם)));

KJV Usage

begin to be dark, shadowing.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be or become or grow dark
• 2.(qal) to become or grow dark
• 3.(hiphil) to shadow

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: tsâlal; Pronunciation: tsaw-lal'