טַל

טַל noun masculine^{Dom 6,37} night-mist, dew (Late Hebrew טַל dew; Aramaic , טַלָּא dew; Arabic light rain, dew; Ethiopic dew) — ׳ט absolute 1 Sam 1,21 + 12 t.; טָ֑ל Dom 6,13 + 9 t.; construct טַל 1 Mos 27,28 + 4 t.; suffix טַלֶּ֑ךָ Es 26,19, טַלָּם Zak 8,12 — night-mist, taking place of our dew (see Che Es 18,4 & Sl 110,3 Lane¹⁸⁶², Neil^{Pal. Explored 129}); as coming from the sky and bringing fertility, טַל הַשָּׁמַיִם 1 Mos 27,28 (God gives it, נתן), & v1 Mos 27,39 (+ מֵעָ֑ל), compare 5 Mos 33,28 (heavens distil it, ערף), Hag 1,10; Zak 8,12 (heavens give it, נתן); in 5 Mos 33,13 read perhaps מֵעָ֑ל for מִטַּל (see || 1 Mos 49,25 and Di); clouds distil it (רעף) Ord 3,20 followed by עַל, it descends (ירד) upon the camp 4 Mos 11,9 (JE); it is upon the ground Dom 6,39; Dom 6,40, compare 2 Sam 1,21 (+ מָטָר); upon the fleece Dom 6,37 is wrung out (מוץ) of the fleece vDom 6,38 remains through the night (לון) Job 29,19, compare ׳שִׁכְבַת הַטּ the lying of dew = the dew lying 2 Mos 16,13; 2 Mos 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 Hoj 5,2 it comes (היה) by word of prophet 1 Kong 17,1 (+ מָטָר); simile of stealthy approach כַּאֲשֶׁר יִפֹּל הַטַּל עַלהָֿאֲדָמָה 2 Sam 17,12 simile denoting welcome and gentle refreshment, of speech, which distils (נזל) like it 5 Mos 32,2 (poem; || שְׂעִירִים, רְבִיבִים); of fraternal unity כְּטַל חֶרְמוֺן Sl 133,3 (ירד על); of king's favour Ord 19,12 (על); of ׳י's kindness Hos 14,6 כְּעָב טַל Es 18,4 like a mist-cloud, of ׳י's quiet watching; of Jacob's influence among nations Mik 5,6 (׳מֵאֵת י ׳ט; || רְבִיבִים); טַל אוֺרֹת טַלֶּ֑ךָ Es 26,19 a dew of light is thy dew (see I. אוֺרָה, p. 21:b above and Baud^{Stud. 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 Sl 110,3.