Quick Definition
shadow
Strong's Definition
shade
Derivation: from H6751 (צָלַל);
KJV Usage: shadow.
TWOT Reference: 1921a
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
צֵלֶל (tse.lel) — shadow. 1) shadow, shade 1a) shadow (on dial) 1b) shadow, shade (as protection) 1c) shadow (symbolic of transitoriness of life)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · צלל · צַלְמָוֶת · צִלְּתַי
Dark
shadow, shade = a dark area or shape produced by an object coming between the rays of the sun and a surface, ► which provides shelter and respite from the sun's heat, and can also be used as a means of measuring time; ≈ associated with safety and protection, but also with things that are fleeting and will vanish in time
JDG 9:15 · JDG 9:36 · 2KI 20:9 · 2KI 20:10 · 2KI 20:10 · 2KI 20:11 · 1CH 29:15 · JOB 7:2 · JOB 8:9 · JOB 14:2 · JOB 17:7 · JOB 40:22 · PSA 80:11 · PSA 102:12 · PSA 109:23 · PSA 144:4 · ECC 6:12 · ECC 8:13 · SNG 2:3 · SNG 2:17 · SNG 4:6 · ISA 4:6 · ISA 16:3 · ISA 25:4 · ISA 25:5 · ISA 32:2 · ISA 38:8 · JER 6:4 · EZK 17:23 · EZK 31:6 · EZK 31:12 · EZK 31:17 · HOS 4:13 · HOS 14:8 · JON 4:5 · JON 4:6
Safe
shadow, shelter, protection literally: shadow; hence: = state in which humans are safe from danger, ◄ in the same way as as shaded place provides safety from the heat of the sun
GEN 19:8 · NUM 14:9 · PSA 17:8 · PSA 36:8 · PSA 57:2 · PSA 63:8 · PSA 91:1 · PSA 121:5 · ECC 7:12 · ECC 7:12 · ISA 30:2 · ISA 30:3 · ISA 34:15 · ISA 49:2 · ISA 51:16 · JER 48:45 · LAM 4:20
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