defence , of city (wall) Je 48:45 ; of י׳ Nu 14:9 (JE), ψ 91:1 ( v. also n.pr. בְּצַלְאֵל ), cf. צֵל יָדֹו Is 49:2 (covering prophet, under fig. of sword), 51:16 (covering people); of human ally Is 30:2 , 3 , of king La 4:20 ; also of wisdom Ec 7:12 , money v 1 2.— בְּצִלָּהּ Is 34:15 appar. ref. to קִפֹּוז , but improb.; read perhaps בֵּצֶיהָ her eggs Du Che ^Hpt. ( Che ^Heb. Hpt. transp. וּבָֽקְעָה וְדָֽגְרָה ). 3. shadow as symb. of transitoriness of life Jb 8:9 ; 14:2 ψ 144:4
( כְּצֵל עֹובֵר ), Ec 6:12 ; 8:13 ; כְּצֵל נָטוּי of an individ. life near its end ψ 102:12 , so כְּצֵל כִּנְטֹותֹו 109:2 3; in sim. of emaciated members, וִיצֻרַי כַּצֵּל Jb 17: 7.

• צִלָּה S 6741 GK 7500 n.pr.f. wife of Lam. Gn 4:19 , 22 , 23 , Σελλα .

• צִלְּתַי S 6769 GK 7531 n.pr.m. ( ^Thes expl. as צִלַּת יָהּ ) ^;—1. Benj., 1 Ch 8:20 , Σελαθ(ε)ι . 2. צִלְתָּ˜י , Manassite, 1 Ch 12:21 ( van d. H. v 2 0),
Σεµαθει, Σιλαθα , etc.

• צַלְמָ˜וֶת S 6757 TWOT 1921b GK 7516 n. [ m. ] death-shadow, deep shadow , poet. ( prob. = צֵל + מָוֶת , Ö (usually) σκιὰ θανάτου , cf. ã É , so Thes Schwally Leben n. d. Tode, 194 , v. especially Nö ^ZAW xvii (1897), 183 ff. ; Ew Br and most mod. (afterolder comm. ) read צַלְמוּת darkness, deep darkness , cp. Arabic ظَلَمَ

( ẓalama ) IV , Assyrian [ ṣalâmu ], Ethiopic ˜˜˜ ( ṣalma ) be black, dark ) ; cf. ظُلْمَةٌ ( ẓulmatun ) 6, often || חֹשֶׁךְ , לַיְלָה , etc., and opp. בֹּקֶר , אֹור .
1. = deep shadow, darkness ( cf. הַרְרֵי אֵל , אַרְזֵי אֵל ): Am 5:8 Jb 3: 5; 12:22 ; 24:17a ; 28:3 ; 34:22 ; of eyes heavy with weeping 16:16 ; בַּלְהֹות צ׳ 24:17b terrors of the darkness . 2. fig. a. of distress Je 13:16 ψ 107:10 , 14 ; אֶרֶץ

Du B. Duhm. Che T. K. Cheyene, Isaiah, in Hpt.s sacred Books of the O. T. (Polychrome Bible), Eng. Trans., and Heb. Text
Che T. K. Cheyene, Isaiah, in Hpt.s sacred Books of the O. T. (Polychrome Bible), Eng. Trans., and Heb. Text
van d. H. E. van der Hooght , Heb. text of O.T.
ãÑ Syriac Version.
ÉÑ Vulgate.

Schwally F. Schwally. Nö T. Nöldeke .

Ew H. Ewals. Br C. A. Briggs. comm. Commentary, Commentaries, Commentators.