זָחַל
Used: 2 times · Key: 2119 · BDB: זָחַל
Glosses
[things.which].crawl (1); of.[things.which].crawl (1)
Meaning (OSHB)
shrink back tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
vb. shrink back, crawl away tree →
The whole BDB entry
vb. shrink back, crawl away (Aramaic זְחַל crawl (also drap, drip, of water: so NH זָחַל), זָחֵיל worm; Syriac ܙܳܚܠܴܐ locust (as crawling); Arabic زَحَلَ withdraw, retire to a distance (v. Lane, Wetzst in De Hiob 2, 428), and Sab. זחֿל withdraw, humble oneself DHMZMG 1875, 610)— only Pt. pl. cstr. זֹחֲלֵי Dt 32:24 Mi 7:17;—crawl, of reptiles (pt.) זֹחֲלֵי עָפָר Dt 32:24 i.e. serpents (as poisonous), instruments of Yahweh’s judgment on Isr.; ז׳ ארץ Mi 7:17 id. (as crawling into the earth to hide), sim. of nations in fear of י׳.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (2 candidates)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «זָחַל» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
מְזֵ֥י רָעָ֛ב וּלְחֻ֥מֵי רֶ֖שֶׁף וְקֶ֣טֶב מְרִירִ֑י וְשֶׁן־בְּהֵמוֹת֙ אֲשַׁלַּח־בָּ֔ם עִם־חֲמַ֖ת זֹחֲלֵ֥י עָפָֽר׃
Word for word: [they.will.be].weakened of.famine and eaten of.plague and destruction bitter and tooth of.animals I.will.send on them with [the].venom of.[things.which].crawl of.[the].dust
JPS 1917: The wasting of hunger, and the devouring of the fiery bolt, and bitter destruction; and the teeth of beasts will I send upon them, with the venom of crawling things of the dust.
יְלַחֲכ֤וּ עָפָר֙ כַּנָּחָ֔שׁ כְּזֹחֲלֵ֣י אֶ֔רֶץ יִרְגְּז֖וּ מִמִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑ם אֶל־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ יִפְחָ֔דוּ וְיִֽרְא֖וּ מִמֶּֽךָּ׃
Word for word: they.will.lick.up dust like (the) snake like [things.which].crawl of.[the].earth they.will.quake from strongholds their to Yahweh God our they.will.be.in.dread and they.will.be.afraid from you
JPS 1917: They shall lick the dust like a serpent; like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their close places; they shall come with fear unto the LORD our God, and shall be afraid because of Thee.
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