H6740 צָלָה (tsâlâh) tsaw-law'

Hebrew

Verb (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

to roast

Strong's Definition

to roast

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: roast.

TWOT Reference: 1915

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) (Qal) to roast

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

צָלָה (tsa.lah) — to roast. (Qal) to roast

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

צלה (A6739 · H6740) — צלא SAHD

verb · צָלִי

Cooked | verb qal

to roast = causative process by which humans prepare food for consumption by exposing it to the heat of an open fire

1SA 2:15 · ISA 44:16 · ISA 44:19

verb

Pray

to pray = action by which humans call upon a deity, either to ask for something or to give thanks and praise

EZR 6:10 · DAN 6:11

Graham S. Ogden; K. Peters

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[צָלָה] vb. roast flesh base

Bible Occurrences (3)

2:15

44:16 44:19

1 Samuel 2:15

Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”

Isaiah 44:16

He burns half of it in the fire, and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied. Indeed, he warms himself and says, Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.

Isaiah 44:19

And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge... or insight to say, I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?