Lexical Definition

‎צָהַל‎ tsâhal (tsaw-hal') to cry out ^H:V
a primitive root

bellow, cry aloud (out), lift up, neigh, rejoice, make to shine, shout.

• to gleam, i.e. (figuratively) be cheerful
• by transference to sound clear (of various animal or human expressions)

1) to neigh, cry shrilly
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to neigh (of men as stallions-fig.)
1a2) (Piel) to cry shrilly (in distress)
2) (Hiphil) to make shining

See Greek: ἀγαλλιάω · βοάω · ταράσσω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [‎צָהַל‎] verb neigh, cry shrilly (Arabic neigh, Syriac id.; ᵑ7 Esth 8:15 = Biblical Hebrew); —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular ‎צָֽהֲלָה‎ Esth 8:15 3 plural ‎צָֽהֲלוּ‎ Isa 24:14 Imperfect 3 masculine plural ‎יִצְהָ֑לוּ‎ Jer 5:8 2 feminine singular ‎תצהלי‎ Jer 50:11 Kt, Qr 2 masculine plural ‎תִּצְהֲלוּ‎ and so Vrss; Imperative feminine singular ‎צַהֲלִי‎ Isa 10:30 +; masculine plural ‎צַהֲלוּ‎ Jer 31:7 —

1. neigh, of men under figure of stallions; with ‎אֶל‎ unto (in desire) Jer 5:8, of profligate Judaeans; absolute Jer 50:11 of arrogant Chaldeans.

2. cry shrilly, in distress Isa 10:30 (c. adverb accusative ‎קוֺלֵךְ‎); usually joy, praise (|| ‎רָנַן‎) Isa 12:6; Isa 54:1, with ‎ב‎ at, over, Jer 31:7; Isa 24:14 + ‎שָׂמֵ֑חָה‎ Esth 8:15.

II. [‎צָהַל‎] verb Hiph`il make shining (Late Hebrew id. (rare); || form of ‎צהר‎, denominative from ‎צהרים‎); — Infinitive construct ‎לְהַצְהִיל פָּנִים מִשָּׁ֑מֶן‎ Ps 104:15.

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