What does צְלָצַל (ṣĕlāṣal) mean in the Bible?
צְלָצַל (ṣĕlāṣal): Onomatopoetic root capturing sharp, metallic or insectoid sounds—whirring, clanging, rattling across diverse referents.
Hebrew · H6767
צְלָצַל
A clatter , i.e. (abstractly) whirring (of wings); (concretely) a cricket ; also a harpoon (as rattling ),a cymbal (as clanging )
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צְלָצַל H6767
Pronunciation ṣĕlāṣal
What does צְלָצַל (ṣĕlāṣal) mean in the Bible?
צְלָצַל (ṣĕlāṣal): Onomatopoetic root capturing sharp, metallic or insectoid sounds—whirring, clanging, rattling across diverse referents.
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How does the BSB render H6767?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cymbals (2), and cymbals (1), of whirring (1), spears (1), Swarms of locusts (1).
Where does צְלָצַל (ṣĕlāṣal) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 28:42. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (2), 2 Samuel (1), Deuteronomy (1), Isaiah (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 cymbals 2× Psalms 150:5
and cymbals 1× 2 Samuel 6:5
of whirring 1× Isaiah 18:1
spears 1× Job 41:7
Swarms of locusts 1× Deuteronomy 28:42
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 28:42 הַצְּלָצַֽל׃ to Swarms of locusts Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 6:5 וּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃ to and cymbals Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Job 41:7 וּבְצִלְצַ֖ל to spears Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 150:5 בְצִלְצְלֵי־ to cymbals Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Psalms 150:5 בְּֽצִלְצְלֵ֥י to cymbals Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Isaiah 18:1 צִלְצַ֣ל to of whirring Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 28:42
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
Deuteronomy 1 2 Samuel 1 Job 1 Psalms 2 Isaiah 1
Source forms
בְּֽצִלְצְלֵ֥י 1x bə·ṣil·ṣə·lê Psalms 150:5
בְצִלְצְלֵי־ 1x ḇə·ṣil·ṣə·lê- Psalms 150:5
הַצְּלָצַֽל׃ 1x haṣ·ṣə·lā·ṣal Deuteronomy 28:42
וּבְצִלְצַ֖ל 1x ū·ḇə·ṣil·ṣal Job 41:7
וּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃ 1x ū·ḇə·ṣel·ṣe·lîm 2 Samuel 6:5
צִלְצַ֣ל 1x ṣil·ṣal Isaiah 18:1
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Psalms 150:5
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 28:42
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 1x 2 Samuel 6:5
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Job 41:7
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 18:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Onomatopoetic root capturing sharp, metallic or insectoid sounds—whirring, clanging, rattling across diverse referents.
Source Gloss
a clatter , i.e. (abstractly) whirring (of wings); (concretely) a cricket ; also a harpoon (as rattling ),a cymbal (as clanging )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Onomatopoetic root capturing sharp, metallic or insectoid sounds—whirring, clanging, rattling across diverse referents.
a clatter, i.e. (abstractly) whirring (of wings); (concretely) a cricket; also a harpoon (as rattling),a cymbal (as clanging) BDB: whirring locust Usage: cymbal, locust, shadowing, spear.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צְלָצַל is built from this root:
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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