צלצל

Hebrew
Root
⁧צ־ל־צ־ל⁩ (ṣ-l-ṣ-l)

Verb

⁧צִלְצֵל⁩ • (ṣilṣḗl) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ⁧צילצל⁩.

Noun

⁧צְלָצַל⁩ • (ṣəlāṣál) m (plural indefinite ⁧צִלְצָלׅים⁩, singular construct ⁧צִלְצַל־⁩, plural construct ⁧צִלְצְלֵי־⁩) (dis legomenon)

  1. Obsolete form of ⁧צְרָצַר⁩ (ṣərāṣár, “cricket”).
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 28:42:
      ⁧כָּל־עֵצְךָ֖ וּפְרִ֣י אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ יְיָרֵ֖שׁ הַצְּלָצַֽל⁩
      The locust shall consume all the trees and the fruits of thy ground.
    • Tanach, Isaiah 18:1:
      ⁧הֹ֥וי אֶ֖רֶץ צִלְצַ֣ל כְּנָפָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר מֵעֵ֖בֶר לְנַֽהֲרֵי־כֽוּשׁ⁩
      Woe to the country of winged crickets beyond the rivers of Cush [i.e. Ethiopia].
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