Strong's Definition
to crawl; by implication, to fear
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: be afraid, serpent, worm.
TWOT Reference: 545
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to shrink back, crawl away
1a) (Qal) crawling, creeping (participle) (meton)
2) to fear, be afraid
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
זָחַל
zâchal
BDB Definition:
1) to shrink back, crawl away
1a) (Qal) crawling, creeping (participle) (metonymy)
2) to fear, be afraid
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 545
Total KJV Occurrences: 3