צֵלֶל

1. shadow on dial 2 Kong 20,9; 2 Kong 20,10 (twice in verse); 2 Kong 20,11 || Es 38,8 צִלְלֶיעָֿ֑רֶב Jer 6,4, compare Hoj 2,17; Hoj 4,6 of mountain Dom 9,36.

2. shadow, shade, as protection (from sun): of branches, Dom 9,15 (in allegory), Hos 4,13; Job 40,22; Jon 4,5; Jon 4,6 and (in figurative) Hos 14,8; Ezk 17,23; Ezk 31,6; Ezk 31,12; Ezk 31,17; Sl 80,11; Hoj 2,3 (of refreshment, delight); of rock Es 32,2 (simile); קֹרָתִי ׳צ 1 Mos 19,8 shadow of my roof; of cloud Es 25,4 and (figurative of ׳י's protection) Es 4,6; Es 25,4, so probably Es 16,3 כְּנָפֶיךָ ׳צ shadow of thy wings, figurative of ׳י's protection Sl 17,8; Sl 36,8; Sl 57,2; Sl 63,8 shade, in general, Job 7,2, figurative of ׳י Sl 121,5 hence = protection, defence, of city (wall) Jer 48,45 of ׳י 4 Mos 14,9 (JE), Sl 91,1 (see also proper name בְּצַלְאֵל), compare צֵל יָדוֺ Es 49,2 (covering prophet, under figure of sword), Es 51,16 (covering people); of human ally Es 30,2; Es 30,3, of king Klg 4,20 also of wisdom Praed 7,12, money vPraed 7,12. — בְּצִלָּהּ Es 34,15 apparently reference to קִפּוֺז, but improbable; read perhaps בֵּצֶיהָ her eggs Du Che^Hpt (Che^Heb Hpt transpose וּבָֽקְעָה וְדָֽגְרָה).

3. shadow as symbol of transitoriness of life Job 8,9; Job 14,2; Sl 144,4 (כְּצֵל עוֺבֵר), Praed 6,12; Praed 8,13 כְּצֵל נָטוּי of an individual Life near its end Sl 102,12, So כְּצֵל כִּנְטוֺתוֺ Sl 109,23 in simile of emaciated members, וִיצֻרַי כַּצֵּל Job 17,7.