Definition
a primitive root (identical with through the idea of vibration); to tinkle, i.e. rattle together (as the ears in reddening with shame, or the teeth in chattering with fear)
Traditional renderings: quiver, tingle.
Traditional renderings: quiver, tingle.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders צָלַל:
- προσευχήproseuchē“prayer”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- 1 Samuel 3:11תְּצִלֶּ֖ינָה · will tingleThen the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle.
- 2 Kings 21:12תִּצַּ֖לְנָה · will reverberate…this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it.
- Jeremiah 19:3תִּצַּ֥לְנָה · will ring…saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on this place that the ears of all who hear of it will ring,
- Habakkuk 3:16צָלֲל֣וּ · quiveredI heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.