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Lexicon :: Strong's H2119 - zāḥal

Aa
זָחַל
Transliteration
zāḥal
Pronunciation
zaw-khal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 545

Strong’s Definitions

זָחַל zâchal, zaw-khal'; a primitive root; to crawl; by implication, to fear:—be afraid, serpent, worm.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H2119 in the following manner: afraid (1x), serpents (1x), worms (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H2119 in the following manner: afraid (1x), serpents (1x), worms (1x).

  1. to shrink back, crawl away

    1. (Qal) crawling, creeping (participle) (meton)

  2. to fear, be afraid

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זָחַל zâchal, zaw-khal'; a primitive root; to crawl; by implication, to fear:—be afraid, serpent, worm.
STRONGS H2119: Abbreviations
† I. [זָחַל] verb shrink back, crawl away (Aramaic זְחַל crawl (also drop, drip, of water: so Late Hebrew זָחַל), זָחֵיל worm; Syriac bdb026707 locust (as crawling); Arabic bdb026708 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 Deuteronomy 32:24; Micah 7:17; — crawl, of reptiles (participle) זֹחֲלֵי עָפָר Deuteronomy 32:24 i.e. serpents (as poisonous), instruments of Yahweh's judgment on Israel; ארץ ז׳ Micah 7:17 id. (as crawling into the earth to hide), simile of nations in fear of י׳.

† II. [זָחַל] verb fear, be afraid (Aramaic דְּחַל, bdb026709; compare Arabic bdb026710 rancour, malevolence; NöZMG. 1886, 741) — only Qal Perfect 1st person singular זָחַלְתִּי Job 32:6 therefore I feared (|| וָאִירָא); > most, who derive from I. זָחַל = shrink away in fear, hold back (RV), compare Targum אִסְתְּמִּיתִי Fl ChWBii. 571.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H1763.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

32:24; 32:24

Job

32:6

Micah

7:17; 7:17

H2119

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2119 matches the Hebrew זָחַל (zāḥal),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:24

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‘They will be wasted H4198 by famine H7458, and emaciated H3898 by [fn]plague H7565

And a bitter H4815 epidemic H6986;

And the teeth H8127 of beasts H929 I will send H7971 against them,

With the venom H2534 of crawling H2119 things H2119 of the dust H6083.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:6

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So Elihu H453 the son H1121 of Barachel H1292 the Buzite H940 [fn]spoke H6030 out H6030 and said H559,

“I am young H6810 in years H3117 and you are old H3453;

Therefore H5921 H3651 I was shy H2119 and afraid H3372 to tell H2331 you [fn]what H1843 I think H1843.

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They will lick H3897 up H3897 dust H6083 like a snake H5175,

Like [fn]reptiles H2119 of the earth H776.

They will come H7264 trembling H7264 out of their [fn]fortresses H4526;

To the LORD H3068 our God H430 they will come H6342 in H6342 trepidation H6342,

And they will be H3372 afraid H3372 of You.

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