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Zelzah — the meaning of the Hebrew name צֶלְצַח

צֶלְצַח

Tseltsach · pronounced tsel-tsakh' · Strong's H6766 · a place

Zelzah means clear shade.

Built from

צֵל tsêl (from, H6738) — shade, whether literal or figurative open in the lexicon ›

צַח tsach (and, H6703) — dazzling, i.e. sunny, bright, (figuratively) evident open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H6738 and H6703; clear shade; Tseltsach, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

1Sam 10:2 When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel’s sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son? (KJV)

Every verse that names Zelzah

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Samuel

1Sam 10:2

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