זָחַל

«זָחַל» in the Tanakh dictionary: shrink back — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 1 verse in layers.

Used: 1 times · Key: lemma:זָחַל · BDB: זָחַל²

Glosses

I.was.anxious (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

shrink back tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. fear, be afraid tree →

The whole BDB entry

vb. fear, be afraid (Aramaic דְּחַל ܕܚܶܠ; cf. Arabic ذَحْلٌ rancour, malevolence; NöZMG 1886, 741)—only Pf. 1 s. זָחַלְתִּי Jb 32:6 therefore I feared (‖ וָאִירָא); > most, who derive from I. זָחַל = shrink away in fear, hold back (RV), cf. 𝔗 אִסְתְּפִיתִי Fl ChWB ii. 571.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses (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

Job 32:6

וַיַּ֤עַן ׀ אֱלִיה֖וּא בֶן־בַּֽרַכְאֵ֥ל הַבּוּזִ֗י וַיֹּ֫אמַ֥ר צָ֘עִ֤יר אֲנִ֣י לְ֭יָמִים וְאַתֶּ֣ם יְשִׁישִׁ֑ים עַל־כֵּ֖ן זָחַ֥לְתִּי וָֽאִירָ֓א ׀ מֵחַוֺּ֖ת דֵּעִ֣י אֶתְכֶֽם׃

Word for word: and he.answered Elihu the.son of.Barakel the Buzite and he.said [am].young I to days and you [are].aged therefore I.was.anxious and I.was.afraid from declaring knowledge my you

JPS 1917: And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said: I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I held back, and durst not declare you mine opinion.

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