Definition
a primitive root; to crawl; by implication, to fear
Traditional renderings: be afraid, serpent, worm.
Traditional renderings: be afraid, serpent, worm.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders זָחַל:
- σύρωsurō“to drag”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Deuteronomy 32:24זֹחֲלֵ֥י · of vipers that slitherThey will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them, with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust.
- Job 32:6זָחַ֥לְתִּי · I was timidSo Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
- Micah 7:17כְּזֹחֲלֵ֣י · like reptiles slitheringThey will lick the dust like a snake, like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds in the presence of the LORD our God; they will tremble in fear of You.