Lexical Definition

‎צָלַל‎ tsâlal (tsaw-lal') to shade ^H:V
a primitive root (identical with through the idea of hovering over (compare ‎צֶלֶם‎))

begin to be dark, shadowing.

• to shade, as twilight or an opaque object

1) to be or become or grow dark
1a) (Qal) to become or grow dark
1b) (Hiphil) to shadow

Brown-Driver-Briggs

III. [‎צָלַל‎] verb be or grow dark (compare Arabic be black, shade; Ethiopic be dark; Assyrian ƒillu, shade, ƒalâlu, Pi`elroof over, so Sabean ‎טֿלל‎ [II.], ‎טלת‎ ceiling, roof, Hom^{Chrest. 125}, compare Palmyrene ‎תטלילא‎; Old Aramaic ‎טלל‎ overshadow, Aramaic ‎טְלָלָא‎, shadow); —

Qal Perfect 3 plural ‎צָֽלְלוּ שַׁעֲרֵי‎ ‎׳‎‎יְר‎ Neh 13:19 the gates of Jerusalem grew dark, i.e. evening came on. Hiph`il Participle ‎חֹרֶשׁ מֵצַל‎ Ezek 31:3 a shadowing wood (but strike out ᵐ5. Co Toy Krae).

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