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טַל noun masculine Judg 6:37 night-mist, dew (Late Hebrew טַל dew; Aramaic [untranscribed source text 2108], טַלָּא dew; Arabic [untranscribed source text 2109] light rain, dew; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 2110] dew) — ׳ ט absolute 1Sam 1:21 + 12 t.; טָ֑ל Judg 6:13 + 9 t.; construct טַל Gen 27:28 + 4 t.; suffix טַלֶּ֑ךָ Isa 26:19, טַלָּם Zech 8:12 — night-mist, taking place of our dew (see Che Isa 18:4 & Ps 110:3 Lane1862, NeilPal. Explored 129); as coming from the sky and bringing fertility, טַל הַשָּׁמַיִם Gen 27:28 (God gives it, נתן), & Gen 27:39 (+ מֵעָ֑ל), compare Deut 33:28 (heavens distil it, ערף), Hag 1:10; Zech 8:12 (heavens give it, נתן); in Deut 33:13 read perhaps מֵעָ֑ל for מִטַּל (see || Gen 49:25 and Di); clouds distil it ( רעף) Prov 3:20 followed by עַל, it descends (ירד) upon the camp Num 11:9 ( J E ); it is upon the ground Judg 6:39; Judg 6:40, compare 2Sam 1:21 (+ מָטָר); upon the fleece Judg 6:37 is wrung out (מוץ) of the fleece Judg 6:38 remains through the night (לון) Job 29:19, compare ׳ שִׁכְבַת הַטּ the lying of dew = the dew lying Exod 16:13; Exod 16:14 ( P ; it goes up (עלה) in morning); it is in drops מִי הוֺלִיד אֶגְלֵי טָ֑ל Job 38:28 covers the head of one out at night Song 5:2 it comes (היה) by word of prophet 1Kgs 17:1 (+ מָטָר ); simile of stealthy approach כַּאֲשֶׁר יִפֹּל הַטַּל עַלהָֿאֲדָמָה 2Sam 17:12 simile denoting welcome and gentle refreshment, of speech, which distils (נזל) like it Deut 32:2 (poem; || שְׂעִירִים, רְבִיבִים); of fraternal unity כְּטַל חֶרְמוֺן Ps 133:3 ( ירד על); of king's favour Prov 19:12 (על); of ׳ י's kindness Hos 14:6 כְּעָב טַל Isa 18:4 like a mist-cloud, of ׳ י's quiet watching; of Jacob's influence among nations Mic 5:6 (׳ מֵאֵת י ׳ ט; || רְבִיבִים); טַל אוֺרֹת טַלֶּ֑ךָ Isa 26:19 a dew of light is thy dew (see I. אוֺרָה , p. 21:b above and BaudStud. Semitic Rel. ii. 264 f.); as transitory, כַּטַּל מַשְׁכִּים הֹלֵךְ Hos 6:4 like the dew early departing, so Hos 13:3 (both || עַנַןבֹּֿקֶר); figurative of young warriors of king established by ׳ י, with flashing weapons, like dewdrops טַל יַלְדֻתֶ֑ךָ Ps 110:3.