What does זָלַל · נָזַל mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H2151, H5140
זָלַל / נָזַל
To shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake ; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal · to drip , or shed by trickling
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זָלַלH2151to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake ; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal
Pronunciationzālal
Physical instability (shaking) maps to moral instability (worthlessness, profligacy, dissolution)
Open lexicon entry →נָזַלH5140to drip , or shed by trickling
Pronunciationnāzal
Liquid movement downward by natural force; used of tears, water, and metaphorically of divine abundance or judgment flowing forth.
Open lexicon entry →What does זָלַל / נָזַל (zālal / nāzal) mean in the Bible?
זָלַל · נָזַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to quake, flow down, tremble.".
Full entry for זָלַל / נָזַל (H2151, H5140) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2151, H5140?
H2151, H5140 is connected to 24 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to quake, flow down, tremble.
Source Gloss
to quake, flow down, tremble.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms5
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense3×
Participle activeDeut 21:20 · Lam 1:11 · Prov 28:73×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action2×
PerfectIsa 63:19 · Isa 64:22×
Word Origins
זָלַל / נָזַל is built from this root:
זוּלH2107