What does צָלַל (ṣālal) mean in the Bible?
צָלַל (ṣālal): Physical trembling or involuntary quivering expressing intense emotion—shame, fear, or distress manifested bodily.
Hebrew · H6750
צָלַל
To tinkle , i.e. rattle together (as the ears in reddening with shame, or the teeth in chattering with fear)
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צָלַל H6750
Pronunciation ṣālal
What does צָלַל (ṣālal) mean in the Bible?
צָלַל (ṣālal): Physical trembling or involuntary quivering expressing intense emotion—shame, fear, or distress manifested bodily.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6750?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include quivered (1), will reverberate (1), will ring (1), will tingle (1).
Where does צָלַל (ṣālal) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 3:11. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (1), 2 Kings (1), Habakkuk (1), Jeremiah (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 quivered 1× Habakkuk 3:16
will reverberate 1× 2 Kings 21:12
will ring 1× Jeremiah 19:3
will tingle 1× 1 Samuel 3:11
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 3:11 תְּצִלֶּ֖ינָה to will tingle Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural 2 Kings 21:12 תִּצַּ֖לְנָה to will reverberate Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Jeremiah 19:3 תִּצַּ֥לְנָה to will ring Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Habakkuk 3:16 צָלֲל֣וּ to quivered Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 3:11
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
1 Samuel 1 2 Kings 1 Jeremiah 1 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
צָלֲל֣וּ 1x ṣā·lă·lū Habakkuk 3:16
תְּצִלֶּ֖ינָה 1x tə·ṣil·le·nāh 1 Samuel 3:11
תִּצַּ֖לְנָה 1x tiṣ·ṣal·nāh 2 Kings 21:12
תִּצַּ֥לְנָה 1x tiṣ·ṣal·nāh Jeremiah 19:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural 3x 1 Samuel 3:11, 2 Kings 21:12, Jeremiah 19:3
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Habakkuk 3:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical trembling or involuntary quivering expressing intense emotion—shame, fear, or distress manifested bodily.
Source Gloss
to tinkle , i.e. rattle together (as the ears in reddening with shame, or the teeth in chattering with fear)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical trembling or involuntary quivering expressing intense emotion—shame, fear, or distress manifested bodily.
to tinkle, i.e. rattle together (as the ears in reddening with shame, or the teeth in chattering with fear) BDB: tingle Usage: quiver, tingle.
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 2 Aligned forms 4
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Imperfect 2Kgs 21:12 · Jer 19:3 2×
Perfect Hab 3:16 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Imperfect 1Sam 3:11 1×
Word Origins
צָלַל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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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