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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צָלַלH6750
Pronunciationṣālal
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 Itquivered1×Habakkuk 3:16
will reverberate1×2 Kings 21:12
will ring1×Jeremiah 19:3
will tingle1×1 Samuel 3:11
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 3:11תְּצִלֶּ֖ינָהtowill tingleVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural2 Kings 21:12תִּצַּ֖לְנָהtowill reverberateVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralJeremiah 19:3תִּצַּ֥לְנָהtowill ringVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralHabakkuk 3:16צָלֲל֣וּtoquiveredVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Samuel 3:11
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
1 Samuel12 Kings1Jeremiah1Habakkuk1
Source forms
צָלֲל֣וּ1xṣā·lă·lūHabakkuk 3:16
תְּצִלֶּ֖ינָה1xtə·ṣil·le·nāh1 Samuel 3:11
תִּצַּ֖לְנָה1xtiṣ·ṣal·nāh2 Kings 21:12
תִּצַּ֥לְנָה1xtiṣ·ṣal·nāhJeremiah 19:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural3x1 Samuel 3:11, 2 Kings 21:12, Jeremiah 19:3
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural1xHabakkuk 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 definitionSource: 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 groups2Aligned forms4
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense3×
Imperfect2Kgs 21:12 · Jer 19:32×
PerfectHab 3:161×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action1×
Imperfect1Sam 3:111×
Word Origins
צָלַל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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