6767. tslatsal

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

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

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; Tr^{NHB 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 Now^{Archaeology i. 272 f., 272 f.} Benz^{Archaeology 277} We^{Psalms Eng. Tr. 232}.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: From the root צָלַל (tsalal), which means to tingle or to make a sound.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G836: αὐλός (aulos) • A pipe or flute, an instrument that produces sound.
• G2950: κύμβαλον (kymbalon) • A cymbal, a musical instrument that produces a clashing sound.

These Greek entries correspond to the Hebrew concept of sound-producing instruments, particularly in the context of music and worship. The connection highlights the cultural and linguistic parallels in the ancient world regarding the use of sound in religious and social settings.

Usage: The word is used in the context of sound, particularly in describing the noise made by certain objects or creatures. It appears in poetic and descriptive passages within the Hebrew Bible.

Context: • The Hebrew word צְלָצַל (tsĕlâtsal) is used to describe various sounds, often with a connotation of sharpness or distinctness. In the context of musical instruments, it refers to cymbals, which are percussion instruments that produce a loud, clashing sound. This usage is evident in passages that describe musical worship or celebration.
• In a different context, צְלָצַל can refer to the sound made by a cricket, capturing the idea of a continuous, whirring noise. This illustrates the versatility of the term in describing both musical and natural sounds.
• The word is also associated with a harpoon, possibly due to the whirring or clattering sound it makes when thrown or used in hunting.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is translated in a way that reflects its context, whether referring to musical instruments or other sources of sound.

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

Englishman's Concordance

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.