What does צָהַל (ṣāhal) mean in the Bible?
צָהַל (ṣāhal): Brightness as joy: physical gleaming transfers to emotional radiance, then to vocal exultation and animal cries.
Hebrew · H6670
צָהַל
To gleam , i.e. (figuratively) be cheerful ; by transference to sound clear (of various animal or human expressions)
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צָהַל H6670
Pronunciation ṣāhal
What does צָהַל (ṣāhal) mean in the Bible?
צָהַל (ṣāhal): Brightness as joy: physical gleaming transfers to emotional radiance, then to vocal exultation and animal cries.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6670?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and cry aloud (1), and neigh (1), Cry aloud (1), Cry out (1), neighing (1).
Where does צָהַל (ṣāhal) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Esther 8:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (3), Esther (1), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and cry aloud 1× Isaiah 54:1
and neigh 1× Jeremiah 50:11
Cry aloud 1× Isaiah 10:30
Cry out 1× Isaiah 12:6
neighing 1× Jeremiah 5:8
shout 1× Jeremiah 31:7
shouted 1× Esther 8:15
they proclaim 1× Isaiah 24:14
to shine 1× Psalms 104:15
Show sample aligned rows
Esther 8:15 צָהֲלָ֖ה to shouted Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Psalms 104:15 לְהַצְהִ֣יל to to shine Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Isaiah 10:30 צַהֲלִ֥י to Cry aloud Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Isaiah 12:6 צַהֲלִ֥י to Cry out Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Isaiah 24:14 צָהֲל֖וּ to they proclaim Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Isaiah 54:1 וְצַהֲלִי֙ to and cry aloud Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Jeremiah 5:8 יִצְהָֽלוּ׃ to neighing Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Jeremiah 31:7 וְצַהֲל֖וּ to shout Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Jeremiah 50:11 וְתִצְהֲלִי to and neigh Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Esther 8:15
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 4
Esther 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 3
Source forms
צַהֲלִ֥י 2x ṣa·hă·lî Isaiah 10:30, Isaiah 12:6
וְצַהֲל֖וּ 1x wə·ṣa·hă·lū Jeremiah 31:7
וְצַהֲלִי֙ 1x wə·ṣa·hă·lî Isaiah 54:1
וְתִצְהֲלִי 1x wə·ṯiṣ·hă·lī Jeremiah 50:11
יִצְהָֽלוּ׃ 1x yiṣ·hā·lū Jeremiah 5:8
לְהַצְהִ֣יל 1x lə·haṣ·hîl Psalms 104:15
צָהֲלָ֖ה 1x ṣā·hă·lāh Esther 8:15
צָהֲל֖וּ 1x ṣā·hă·lū Isaiah 24:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular 2x Isaiah 10:30, Isaiah 12:6
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 50:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 54:1
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 31:7
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct 1x Psalms 104:15
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 5:8
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Isaiah 24:14
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Esther 8:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Brightness as joy: physical gleaming transfers to emotional radiance, then to vocal exultation and animal cries.
Source Gloss
to gleam , i.e. (figuratively) be cheerful ; by transference to sound clear (of various animal or human expressions)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Brightness as joy: physical gleaming transfers to emotional radiance, then to vocal exultation and animal cries.
to gleam, i.e. (figuratively) be cheerful; by transference to sound clear (of various animal or human expressions) BDB: make shining Usage: bellow, cry aloud (out), lift up, neigh, rejoice, make to shine, shout.
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 groups 1 Aligned forms 5
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 5×
Sequential imperfect Isa 10:30 · Isa 12:6 2×
Perfect Esth 8:15 · Isa 24:14 2×
Imperfect Jer 5:8 1×
Word Origins
צָהַל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain