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Hebrew

To cry out

צָהַלStrong’s H6670

tsahal (tsa-hal)

Appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Tsahal is the Hebrew word usually translated “cry aloud”, “it shouted for joy” and “make shine”. It appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament.

“And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.”
Esther 8:15 KJV
Meaning
  1. To neigh, cry shrilly(Qal)
  2. (Hiphil) to make shining
How it's translated
  • cry aloud 2
  • it shouted for joy 1
  • to make shine 1
  • they will cry aloud 1
  • and cry aloud 1
  • they neigh 1
  • and shout for joy 1
  • so you may neigh 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Isaiah 4
  • Jeremiah 3
  • Esther 1
  • Psalms 1

4 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

צָהַל tsahal · to cry out

1) to neigh, cry shrilly 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to neigh (of men as stallions-fig.) 1a2) (Piel) to cry shrilly (in distress)

צָהַל tsahal · to shine

(Hiphil) to make shining

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.