Strong's Lexicon

H2119

H2119 — זָחַל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

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Hebrewzachalverb-stemOccurrences: 3

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2119
Word:זָחַל
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:zachal
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:zaw-khal'
Meaning:1. to crawl 2. (by implication) to fear
KJV Renderings:be afraid, serpent, worm.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB2334

I. [זָחַל] verb shrink back, crawl away (Aramaic זְחַל crawl (also drop, drip, of water: so Late Hebrew זָחַל ), זָחֵיל worm; Syriac [untranscribed source text 1462] locust (as crawling); Arabic [untranscribed source text 1463] withdraw, retire to a distance (see Lane, Wetzst in DeHiob 2, 428), and Sabean זחֿל withdraw, humble oneself DHMZMG 1875, 610) —

Qal only Participle plural construct זֹחֲלֵי Deut 32:24; Mic 7:17 — crawl, of reptiles (participle) זֹחֲלֵי עָפָר Deut 32:24 i.e. serpents (as poisonous), instruments of Yahweh's judgment on Israel; ארץ ׳ ז Mic 7:17 id. (as crawling into the earth to hide), simile of nations in fear of ׳ י.

BDB2336

II. [זָחַל] verb fear, be afraid (Aramaic דְּחַל, [untranscribed source text 1464]; compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 1465] rancour, malevolence; NöZMG. 1886, 741) — only

Qal Perfect 1 singular זָחַלְתִּי Job 32:6 therefore I feared (|| וָאִירָא); > most, who derive from I. זָחַל = shrink away in fear, hold back ( RV ), compare ᵑ7 אִסְתְּפִּיתִי Fl ChWBii. 571.

BDB9439

[דְּחַל] verb fear (so ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew II. זָחַל ]; —

Pe`al Participle active plural דָּֽחְלִין Dan 5:19, with מִןקֳֿדָם of king, Dan 6:27, id. of God; passive דְּחִיל terrible Dan 2:31, feminine דְּחִילָה Dan 7:7; Dan 7:19.
Pa`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix וִידֵחֲלִנַּנִי Dan 4:2 the dream made me afraid.

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

זחל (zāh-ghal’)

Deuteronomy 32:24

KJV: They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.heat: Heb. coals
EHCC: with the poison of serpents of the dust.

Micah 7:17

KJV: They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the Lord our God, and shall fear because of thee.worms: or, creeping things
EHCC: move out oF their 4 fe -.

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