כַּ/צֵּ֑ל — Ecclesiastes 8:13 Hebrew Word Study

כַּ/צֵּ֑ל

𐤊/𐤑𐤋

katsel

from צָלַל; shade, whether literal or figurative; defence, shade(-ow).

Ecclesiastes 8:13 · Word #8

Lexicon `H6738`

Lemma	צֵל
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤑𐤋
Transliteration	tsêl
Strong's	H6738

Morphology `HRd/Ncmsa` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 `H6738-05`

like the shadow

Root	צלל (ts-l-l)
Core Meanings	shade, shadow, darkness, dimness, protective covering
Semantic Range	literal shadow cast by an object; shade as relief from heat; metaphor for protection; image of transience, frailty, or fleeting life.
Conceptual Significance	Shadow imagery in Scripture often expresses human brevity and fragility (life passing like a shadow) or, conversely, divine protection under protective shade. The term thus carries both existential and covenantal resonance in biblical theology.
Morphological Notes	Preposition כְּ ("like/as") with assimilated definite article + masculine singular noun צֵל in the absolute state.
Rendering Rationale	The noun צֵל (tsêl) means "shadow" or "shade," derived from the root צלל conveying dimness or overshadowing. The form includes the prefixed preposition כְּ with the definite article assimilated ("like the"), and the noun is masculine singular absolute, thus rendered "like the shadow" to preserve both its definiteness and singular form.

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Words from Root צלל (shade, shadow, darkness, dimness, protective covering)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H4700-01`	bametsiletayim	with the pair of clashing-cymbals
`H4699-01`	bametsulah	in the deep-place
`H6738-01`	batsel	in the shadow
`H6738-02`	betsel	in the shadow of
`H6767-01`	betsiletseley	with the clanging-cymbals of
`H6738-03`	betsilo	in his shade
`H4700-02`	bimetsiletayim	with the twin-tinklers
`H4688-02`	bimetsulah	in a deep-place
`H4688-03`	bimetsulot	in the sunken depths of
`H6738-04`	hatsel	the shade
`H6752-01`	hatselalim	the dark-shadows
`H6767-02`	hatselatsal	the whirring-clatter
`H6738-06`	ketsel	like a shade
`H6738-07`	latsel	for the shadow
`H6683-01`	latsulah	to the sunken deep
`H6738-08`	letsel	for shade
`H6751-01`	metsal	one causing shadow
`H4700-03`	metsiletayim	a pair of ringing-cymbals
`H4698-01`	metsilot	ringing-bells of
`H4688-04`	metsulah	a deep-place
`H4688-06`	mimetsulot	from the sinking-depths of
`H6738-09`	mitsilo	from his shadow-shade
`H6750-01`	tetsileynah	they (fem.) will cause-to-quiver
`H6750-02`	titsalenah	they will quiver-tingle
`H6750-03`	tsalalu	they quivered
`H6751-02`	tsalalu	they sank into shadow
`H6749-01`	tsalalu	they sank down
`H6738-10`	tsel	shade
`H6742-01`	tselil	rolled cake of
`H6738-11`	tsilah	her shade
`H6752-02`	tsilalo	his shade-shadow
`H6738-12`	tsilam	their shade
`H6738-13`	tsilekha	your shade
`H6738-14`	tsilekhe	your shade
`H6752-03`	tsileley	shadows of
`H6767-03`	tsiletsal	whirring-clatter of
`H6742-02`	tslvl	rolled cake of
`H4700-04`	umetsiletayim	and twin clangers
`H6738-15`	uvetsel	and in the shadow-of
`H6767-04`	uvetseletselim	and with clanging-cymbals
`H6767-05`	uvetsiletsal	and with the clanging-cymbal of
`H6738-16`	uvetsilo	and in his shade
`H4700-05`	uvimetsiletayim	and with the twin tinklers
`H6738-17`	vetsilah	and Shade
`H6741-02`	vetsilah	and Shade (woman)
`H6769-01`	vetsiletay	and Tsillethai (Shade-One)
`H6767-06`	vetsiletseley	clanging-cymbals of
`H6738-18`	vetsili	in my shade
`H6738-19`	vetsilo	in the shadow of him

Word Usage (49 occurrences of H6738)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 19:8	בְּ/צֵ֥ל	betsel	under the shelter
Numbers 14:9	צִלָּ֧/ם	tsilam	their-protection
Judges 9:15	בְ/צִלִּ֑/י	vetsili	in my shade
Judges 9:36	צֵ֧ל	tsel	shadow
2 Kings 20:9	הַ/צֵּל֙	hatsel	the shadow
2 Kings 20:10	לַ/צֵּ֔ל	latsel	for the shadow
2 Kings 20:10	הַ/צֵּ֛ל	hatsel	the shadow
2 Kings 20:11	הַ/צֵּ֗ל	hatsel	the shadow
Isaiah 4:6	לְ/צֵל	letsel	for shade
Isaiah 16:3	צִלֵּ֖/ךְ	tsilekhe	your-shadow
Isaiah 25:4	צֵ֣ל	tsel	a shadow
Isaiah 25:5	בְּ/צֵ֣ל	betsel	in the shadow
Isaiah 30:2	בְּ/צֵ֥ל	betsel	in the shadow
Isaiah 30:3	בְּ/צֵל	betsel	in the shadow
Isaiah 32:2	כְּ/צֵ֥ל	ketsel	like the shade
Isaiah 34:15	בְ/צִלָּ֑/הּ	vetsilah	under her shadow
Isaiah 38:8	צֵ֣ל	tsel	the shadow
Isaiah 49:2	בְּ/צֵ֥ל	betsel	in the shadow
Isaiah 51:16	וּ/בְ/צֵ֥ל	uvetsel	and-in-shadow
Jeremiah 48:45	בְּ/צֵ֥ל	betsel	in the shadow
Ezekiel 17:23	בְּ/צֵ֥ל	betsel	in the shade
Ezekiel 31:6	וּ/בְ/צִלּ/וֹ֙	uvetsilo	and in its shadow
Ezekiel 31:12	מִ/צִּלּ֛/וֹ	mitsilo	from its shade
Ezekiel 31:17	בְ/צִלּ֖/וֹ	vetsilo	under his shadow
Hosea 4:13	צִלָּ֑/הּ	tsilah	its shade
Hosea 14:8	בְ/צִלּ֔/וֹ	vetsilo	in his shadow
Jonah 4:5	בַּ/צֵּ֔ל	batsel	in the shade
Jonah 4:6	צֵל֙	tsel	shade
Psalms 17:8	בְּ/צֵ֥ל	betsel	in the shadow
Psalms 36:8	בְּ/צֵ֥ל	betsel	in-shadow-of
Psalms 57:2	וּ/בְ/צֵֽל	uvetsel	and in the shadow
Psalms 63:8	וּ/בְ/צֵ֖ל	uvetsel	and in the shadow
Psalms 80:11	צִלָּ֑/הּ	tsilah	its shadow
Psalms 91:1	בְּ/צֵ֥ל	betsel	in the shadow
Psalms 102:12	כְּ/צֵ֣ל	ketsel	like a shadow
Psalms 109:23	כְּ/צֵל	ketsel	like a shadow
Psalms 121:5	צִ֝לְּ/ךָ֗	tsilekha	is your shade
Psalms 144:4	כְּ/צֵ֣ל	ketsel	as a shadow
Job 7:2	צֵ֑ל	tsel	shade
Job 8:9	צֵ֖ל	tsel	shadow
Job 14:2	כַּ֝/צֵּ֗ל	katsel	like a shadow
Job 17:7	כַּ/צֵּ֣ל	katsel	like-a-shadow
Song of Songs 2:3	בְּ/צִלּ/וֹ֙	betsilo	in his shadow
Lamentations 4:20	בְּ/צִלּ֖/וֹ	betsilo	under his shadow
Ecclesiastes 6:12	כַּ/צֵּ֑ל	katsel
Ecclesiastes 7:12	בְּ/צֵ֥ל	betsel
Ecclesiastes 7:12	בְּ/צֵ֣ל	betsel-2
Ecclesiastes 8:13	כַּ/צֵּ֑ל	katsel
1 Chronicles 29:15	כַּ/צֵּ֧ל	katsel	like a shadow

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Lexicon H6738

Morphology HRd/Ncmsa All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H6738-05

Words from Root צלל (shade, shadow, darkness, dimness, protective covering)

Word Usage (49 occurrences of H6738)

Lexicon `H6738`

Morphology `HRd/Ncmsa` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H6738-05`