Zâchal — H2119

H2119 · Hebrew — זחל

Pronunciation: zaw-khal'

Definition

verb

to crawl; by implication, to fear

  1. to shrink back, crawl away
    1. (Qal) crawling, creeping (participle) (meton)
  2. to fear, be afraid

Usually translated as

be afraid, serpent, worm

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Zâchal occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), Job (1), Micah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — Z