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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2119. זָחַל (zachal) -- To crawl, to creep</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2119.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/micah/7-17.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2119.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2119</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2118.htm" title="2118">◄</a> 2119. zachal <a href="../hebrew/2119a.htm" title="2119a">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">zachal: To crawl, to creep</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">זָחַל</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>zachal<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>zah-khal'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(zaw-khal')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To crawl, to creep<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to crawl, to fear<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance that matches the specific nuance of "zachal," the concept of crawling or creeping can be related to Greek words that describe lowly or humble movement, such as "ἕρπω" (herpō), which means to creep or crawl.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "zachal" primarily means to crawl or to creep. It is often used to describe the movement of creatures that move close to the ground, such as reptiles or insects. The term conveys a sense of lowliness or humility, as the action of crawling is associated with being close to the earth.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the act of crawling or creeping was often associated with creatures considered unclean or lowly. This reflects a broader cultural view where certain animals, particularly those that moved along the ground, were seen as less desirable or even as symbols of sin and impurity. The imagery of crawling can also be found in various ancient Near Eastern texts, where it sometimes symbolizes submission or defeat.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. [<font class="hebrew2">זָחַל</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>shrink back, crawl away</b></font> (Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">זְחַל</font> <em>crawl</em> (also <em>drop, drip</em>, of water: so Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">זָחַל</font>), <font class="hebrew2">זָחֵיל</font> <em>worm</em>; Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb026707.gif"> <em>locust</em> (as <em>crawling</em>); Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb026708.gif"> <em>withdraw, retire to a distance</em> (see Lane, Wetzst in De<sup>Hiob 2, 428</sup>), and Sabean <font class="hebrew2">זחֿל</font> <em>withdraw, humble oneself</em> DHM<sup>ZMG 1875, 610</sup>) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> only <em>Participle</em> plural construct <font class="hebrew2">זֹחֲלֵי</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32-24.htm">Deuteronomy 32:24</a>; <a href="/interlinear/micah/7-17.htm">Micah 7:17</a>; — <em>crawl</em>, of reptiles (participle) <font class="hebrew2">זֹחֲלֵי עָפָר</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32-24.htm">Deuteronomy 32:24</a> i.e. serpents (as poisonous), instruments of Yahweh's judgment on Israel; <font class="hebrew2">ארץ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ז</font> <a href="/interlinear/micah/7-17.htm">Micah 7:17</a> <em>id.</em> (as crawling into the earth to hide), simile of nations in fear of <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font>. <p> II. [<font class="hebrew2">זָחַל</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>fear, be afraid</b></font> (Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">דְּחַל</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb026709.gif">; compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb026710.gif"> <em>rancour</em>, <em>malevolence</em>; Nö<sup>ZMG. 1886, 741</sup>) — only <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>1singular <font class="hebrew2">זָחַלְתִּי</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/32-6.htm">Job 32:6</a> <em>therefore I feared</em> ("" <font class="hebrew2">וָאִירָא</font>); > most, who derive from I. <font class="hebrew2">זָחַל</font> = <em>shrink away</em> in fear, <em>hold back</em> (RV), compare <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <font class="hebrew2">אִסְתְּמִּיתִי</font> Fl ChWB<sup>ii. 571</sup>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>be afraid, serpent, worm <p>A primitive root; to crawl; by implication, to fear -- be afraid, serpent, worm. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>זָחַ֥לְתִּי זֹחֲלֵ֥י זחלי זחלתי כְּזֹחֲלֵ֣י כזחלי kə·zō·ḥă·lê kezochaLei kəzōḥălê zā·ḥal·tî zaChalti zāḥaltî zō·ḥă·lê zochaLei zōḥălê<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/32-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 32:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עִם־ חֲמַ֖ת <b> זֹחֲלֵ֥י </b> עָפָֽר׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> upon them, With the venom <span class="itali">of crawling things</span> of the dust.<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon them, with the poison <span class="itali">of serpents</span> of the dust.<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> With the venom <span class="itali">of crawling</span> of the dust<p><b><a href="/text/job/32-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 32:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ כֵּ֖ן <b> זָחַ֥לְתִּי </b> וָֽאִירָ֓א ׀ מֵחַוֹּ֖ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Therefore <span class="itali">I was shy</span> and afraid<br><a href="/kjvs/job/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and ye [are] very old; <span class="itali">wherefore I was afraid,</span> and durst<br><a href="/interlinear/job/32-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and after that <span class="itali">was shy</span> and afraid to tell<p><b><a href="/text/micah/7-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Micah 7:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/micah/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עָפָר֙ כַּנָּחָ֔שׁ <b> כְּזֹחֲלֵ֣י </b> אֶ֔רֶץ יִרְגְּז֖וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/micah/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> like a serpent, <span class="itali">Like reptiles</span> of the earth.<br><a href="/kjvs/micah/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> out of their holes <span class="itali">like worms</span> of the earth:<br><a href="/interlinear/micah/7-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the dust A serpent <span class="itali">reptiles</span> of the earth will come<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2119.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2119.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2119<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/kezochalei_2119.htm">kə·zō·ḥă·lê — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/zachalti_2119.htm">zā·ḥal·tî — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/zochalei_2119.htm">zō·ḥă·lê — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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