Lexical Definition

‎צֶלְצַח‎ Tseltsach (tsel-tsakh') Zelzah ^N:N--L
from ‎צֵל‎ and ‎צַח‎; clear shade

Zelzah.

• § Zelzah = "shadow"
• Tseltsach, a place in Palestine

1) a place on the boundary of Benjamin, close to Rachel's tomb, 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Jerusalem

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎צֶלְצַח‎ proper name, of a location in Benjamin 1Sam 10:2 (si vera 1.; probably corrupt (Dr); HPS conjectures ‎מִצֵּלַע‎, compare 2Sam 21:14). I, II. [‎צִלְצָל‎], ‎צְלָצַ֑ל‎, ‎צֶלְצְלִים‎see I. ‎צלל‎.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Zelzah • A place near Rachel's tomb in Benjamin

Zelzah was a place near Rachel's tomb in Benjamin that Samuel referenced when giving directions to Saul (1Sa.10:2).

• A location only mentioned at 1Sa.10.2;
• only referred to as Zelzah צֶלְצַח.
  

Zelzah is mentioned only once in the Bible as a place that the prophet Samuel used as a landmark when giving directions to Saul after anointing him as king (1Sa.10:2). Samuel told Saul that he would meet two men by Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah. The exact location of Zelzah is unknown, but the reference to Rachel's tomb places it somewhere north of Jerusalem, likely between Ramah and Gibeah.

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