Zachal זָחַל
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| זָחַל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | zachal |
| Strong's number | H2119 (H2119A, H2119B) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to crawl |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Deuteronomy (1) |
Zachal (Hebrew זָחַל, Strong's H2119) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to crawl”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H2119A: to crawl
1) to shrink back, crawl away
1a) (Qal) crawling, creeping (participle) (meton)
1a) (Qal) crawling, creeping (participle) (meton)
H2119B: to fear
to fear, be afraid
Aramaic equivalent: de.chal (דְּחַל "to fear" H1763)
Aramaic equivalent: de.chal (דְּחַל "to fear" H1763)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | serpents (1), afraid (1), worms (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | vipers that slither (1), i was timid (1), like reptiles slithering (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Zachal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 32:24They 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.They 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
- Job 32:6And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.So 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
- Micah 7:17They 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.They will lick the dust like a snake, like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will crawl from their holes in the presence of the LORD our God; they will tremble in fear of You.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).