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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צְלָצַלH6767
Pronunciationṣĕlāṣal
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 Itcymbals2×Psalms 150:5
and cymbals1×2 Samuel 6:5
of whirring1×Isaiah 18:1
spears1×Job 41:7
Swarms of locusts1×Deuteronomy 28:42
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Deuteronomy 28:42הַצְּלָצַֽל׃toSwarms of locustsArticle | Noun - masculine singular2 Samuel 6:5וּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃toand cymbalsConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine pluralJob 41:7וּבְצִלְצַ֖לtospearsConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructPsalms 150:5בְצִלְצְלֵי־tocymbalsPreposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructPsalms 150:5בְּֽצִלְצְלֵ֥יtocymbalsPreposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructIsaiah 18:1צִלְצַ֣לtoof whirringNoun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 28:42
Aligned rows6
Books represented5
Deuteronomy12 Samuel1Job1Psalms2Isaiah1
Source forms
בְּֽצִלְצְלֵ֥י1xbə·ṣil·ṣə·lêPsalms 150:5
בְצִלְצְלֵי־1xḇə·ṣil·ṣə·lê-Psalms 150:5
הַצְּלָצַֽל׃1xhaṣ·ṣə·lā·ṣalDeuteronomy 28:42
וּבְצִלְצַ֖ל1xū·ḇə·ṣil·ṣalJob 41:7
וּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃1xū·ḇə·ṣel·ṣe·lîm2 Samuel 6:5
צִלְצַ֣ל1xṣil·ṣalIsaiah 18:1
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct2xPsalms 150:5
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 28:42
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural1x2 Samuel 6:5
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct1xJob 41:7
Noun - masculine singular construct1xIsaiah 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 definitionSource: 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
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Word Origins
צְלָצַל is built from this root:
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