Tsâlal — H6751

Definition

verb

to shade, as twilight or an opaque object

1. to be or become or grow dark
1. (Qal) to become or grow dark
2. (Hiphil) to shadow

Usually translated as

begin to be dark, shadowing

Origin

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

• Tselem (H6754)

Occurrences

Tsâlal occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Nehemiah (1), Ezekiel (1)

• Nehemiah 13:19 — And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark (צָֽלֲלוּ֩) before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
• Ezekiel 31:3 — Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing (מֵצַ֖ל) shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.