6767. tslatsal
Strong's Lexicon
tslatsal: Whirring, buzzing, or tinkling sound

Original Word: צְלָצַל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: tslatsal
Pronunciation: ts-lah-tsal
Phonetic Spelling: (tsel-aw-tsal')
Definition: Whirring, buzzing, or tinkling sound
Meaning: a clatter, whirring, a cricket, a harpoon, a cymbal

Word Origin: From the root צָלַל (tsalal), which means "to tingle" or "to quiver."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of sound, particularly in a musical or metaphorical context, can be related to Greek words like "ψαλμός" (psalmos, Strong's G5568), which refers to a song or psalm, often accompanied by stringed instruments.

Usage: The Hebrew word "tslatsal" is used to describe a sound that is often associated with a whirring or buzzing noise. It can refer to the sound of wings, like those of locusts, or the tinkling of cymbals. The term conveys a sense of rapid movement or vibration, often used metaphorically to describe the sound of an approaching army or the noise of instruments.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, sounds played a significant role in communication and religious practices. The sound of cymbals, for instance, was integral to worship and celebration, while the buzzing of locusts was a familiar and ominous sound, often associated with destruction and judgment. The auditory imagery evoked by "tslatsal" would have been vivid and immediate to an ancient audience, resonating with both everyday experiences and significant cultural events.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [צִלְצָל] noun [masculine] whirring, buzzing; — construct אֶרֶץ צִלְצַל כְּנָפָ֑יִם Isaiah 18:1 land of buzzing of (insects ') wings (so probably; other views see in Di).

II. [צִלְצָל] noun [masculine] spear (from whizzing); — construct צִלְצַל דָּגִים Job 40:31 fish-spear, harpoon.

צְלָצַ֑ל noun masculine a whirring locust (compare Assyrian ƒarƒaru, Arabic , Syriac , ; Lag Ges. Abh. 145, N. 9); — Deuteronomy 28:42 (devouring; not identified; TrNHB 313).

צֶלְצְלִים noun masculine plural musical instrument of percussion, cymbals (with clashing sound; Late Hebrew צֶלְצַל, Aramaic צֶלְצְלִין, ); — ׳צ 2 Samuel 6:5 (+ מְנַעַנְעִים, q. v.; "" 1 Chronicles 13:8 מְצִלְתַּיִם); construct צִלְצְלֵישָֿׁ֑מַע Psalm 150:5, תְּרוּעָה ׳צ Psalm 150:5; &m;d compare NowArchaeology i. 272 f., 272 f. BenzArchaeology 277 WePsalms Eng. Tr. 232.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
cymbal, locust, shadowing, spear

From tsalal reduplicated; a clatter, i.e. (abstractly) whirring (of wings); (concretely) a cricket; also a harpoon (as rattling), a cymbal (as clanging) -- cymbal, locust, shadowing, spear.

see HEBREW tsalal

Forms and Transliterations
בְּֽצִלְצְלֵ֥י בְצִלְצְלֵי־ בצלצלי בצלצלי־ הַצְּלָצַֽל׃ הצלצל׃ וּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃ וּבְצִלְצַ֖ל ובצלצל ובצלצלים׃ צִלְצַ֣ל צלצל bə·ṣil·ṣə·lê ḇə·ṣil·ṣə·lê- bəṣilṣəlê ḇəṣilṣəlê- betziltzeLei haṣ·ṣə·lā·ṣal haṣṣəlāṣal hatztzelaTzal ṣil·ṣal ṣilṣal tzilTzal ū·ḇə·ṣel·ṣe·lîm ū·ḇə·ṣil·ṣal ūḇəṣelṣelîm ūḇəṣilṣal UvetzeltzeLim uvetzilTzal vetziltzelei
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Deuteronomy 28:42
HEB: אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ יְיָרֵ֖שׁ הַצְּלָצַֽל׃
NAS: The cricket shall possess all
KJV: of thy land shall the locust consume.
INT: of your ground shall possess the cricket

2 Samuel 6:5
HEB: וּבְתֻפִּ֔ים וּבִמְנַֽעַנְעִ֖ים וּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃
NAS: tambourines, castanets and cymbals.
KJV: and on cornets, and on cymbals.
INT: tambourines castanets and cymbals

Job 41:7
HEB: בְשֻׂכּ֣וֹת עוֹר֑וֹ וּבְצִלְצַ֖ל דָּגִ֣ים רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃
NAS: Or his head with fishing spears?
KJV: or his head with fish spears?
INT: harpoons his skin cymbal fishing his head

Psalm 150:5
HEB: הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ בְצִלְצְלֵי־ שָׁ֑מַע הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ
NAS: Him with loud cymbals; Praise
KJV: him upon the loud cymbals: praise
INT: Praise cymbals the loud Praise

Psalm 150:5
HEB: שָׁ֑מַע הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּֽצִלְצְלֵ֥י תְרוּעָֽה׃
NAS: Praise Him with resounding cymbals.
KJV: him upon the high sounding cymbals.
INT: the loud Praise cymbals resounding

Isaiah 18:1
HEB: ה֥וֹי אֶ֖רֶץ צִלְצַ֣ל כְּנָפָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: Alas, oh land of whirring wings Which
KJV: to the land shadowing with wings,
INT: Alas land of whirring wings Which

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6767
6 Occurrences


bə·ṣil·ṣə·lê — 1 Occ.
haṣ·ṣə·lā·ṣal — 1 Occ.
ṣil·ṣal — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ṣel·ṣe·lîm — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ṣil·ṣal — 1 Occ.
ḇə·ṣil·ṣə·lê- — 1 Occ.
















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