Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6749 |
|---|---|
| Word: | צָּלַל |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | tsalal |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tsaw-lal' |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) to tumble down, i.e. settle by a waving motion |
| KJV Renderings: | sink. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
II. [צָלַל] verb sink, be submerged (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian ƒalâlu , sink down, sink to rest, II. launch (HptProl. Assyr. Gr. 1iii; BAS i. Ball, Gen. 53); Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 4535] float, compare NesMar. x: Aramaic צְלַל, [untranscribed source text 4536], are filter, clarify); —
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
