טַל

n.m. Ju 6:37 night-mist, dew (NH טַל dew; Aramaic ܛܰܠܴܐ, טַלָּא dew; Arabic طَلٌّ light rain, dew; Ethiopic ጠል dew)—ט׳ abs. 1 S 1:21 + 12 times; טָ֑ל Ju 6:13 + 9 times; cstr. טַל Gn 27:28 + 4 times; sf. טַלֶּ֑ךָ Is 26:19, טַלָּם Zc 8:12;—night-mist, taking place of our dew (v. Che Is 18:4 & ψ 110:3; Lane 1862, NeilPal. Explored 129); as coming from the sky and bringing fertility, טַל הַשָּׁמַיִם Gn 27:28 (God gives it, נתן), & v 39 (+ מֵעָ֑ל), cf. Dt 33:28 (heavens distil it, ערף), Hg 1:10 Zc 8:12 (heavens give it, נתן); in Dt 33:13 read perh. מֵעָ֑ל for מִטַּל (v. ‖ Gn 49:25 and Di); clouds distil it (רעף) Pr 3:20; sq. עַל, it descends (ירד) upon the camp Nu 11:9 (JE); it is upon the ground Ju 6:39, 40, cf. 2 S 1:21 (+ מָטָר); upon the fleece Ju 6:37; is wrung out (מוץ) of the fleece v 38; remains through the night (לון) Jb 29:19, cf. שִׁכְבַת הַטּ׳ the lying of dew = the dew lying Ex 16:13, 14 (P; it goes up (עלה) in morning); it is in drops מִי הוֹלִיד אֶגְלֵי טָ֑ל Jb 38:28; covers the head of one out at night Ct 5:2; it comes (היה) by word of prophet 1 K 17:1 (+ מָטָר); sim. of stealthy approach כַּאֲשֶׁר יִפֹּל הַטַּל עַל־הָאֲדָמָה 2 S 17:12; sim. denoting welcome and gentle refreshment, of speech, which distils (נזל) like it Dt 32:2 (poem; ‖ שְׂעִירִים, רְבִיבִים); of fraternal unity כְּטַל חֶרְמוֹן ψ 133:3 (ירד על); of king’s favour Pr 19:12 (על); of י׳’s kindness Ho 14:6; כְּעָב טַל Is 18:4 like a mist-cloud, of י׳’s quiet watching; of Jacob’s influence among nations Mi 5:6 (ט׳ מֵאֵת י׳; ‖ רְבִיבִים); טַל אוֹרֹת טַלָּ֑ךָ Is 26:19 a dew of light is thy dew (v i. אוֹרָה p. 21b supr. and BaudStud. Sem. Rel. ii. 264 f.); as transitory, כַּטַּל מַשְׁכִּים הֹלֵךְ Ho 6:4 like the dew early departing, so 13:3 (both ‖ עֲנַן־בֹּקֶר); fig. of young warriors of king established by י׳, with flashing weapons, like dewdrops טַל יַלְדֻתֶ֑ךָ ψ 110:3.