H2119 - זָחַל (zâchal)

H2119 זָחַל (zâchal) zaw-khal'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

a primitive root; to crawl; by implication, to fear

KJV Usage: be afraid, serpent, worm

זָחַל (za.chal) — to crawl. 1) to shrink back, crawl away 1a) (Qal) crawling, creeping (participle) (meton)

זָחַל (za.chal) — to fear. to fear, be afraid Aramaic equivalent: de.chal (דְּחַל "to fear" H1763)

זחל (H2119)

verb · אֶבֶן הַזֹּחֶלֶת

Move | verb qal

to creep = action by which a limbless animal moves itself forward on its belly

verb

Afraid | verb qal | ≈ ירא

to be timid, to be shy = state in which humans lack confidence in the presence of other people with a higher status

Reinier de Blois

[זָחַל] vb. shrink back, crawl away base

[זָחַל] vb. fear, be afraid—only Qal Jb 32:6 ref