Quick Definition
shadow
Strong's Definition
shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity)
Derivation: from H6738 (צֵל) and H4194 (מָוֶת);
KJV Usage: shadow of death.
TWOT Reference: 1921b
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) death-shadow, deep shadow, deep darkness, shadow of death
1a) death-shadow
1b) death-shadow, deep shadow, darkness
1c) death-shadow (of distress, extreme danger) (fig)
1d) death-shadow (of place of the dead) (fig)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) death-shadow, deep shadow, deep darkness, shadow of death
1a) death-shadow
1b) death-shadow, deep shadow, darkness
1c) death-shadow (of distress, extreme danger) (fig)
1d) death-shadow (of place of the dead) (fig)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
צַלְמָוֶת
tsalmâveth
BDB Definition:
1) death-shadow, deep shadow, deep darkness, shadow of death
1a) death-shadow
1b) death-shadow, deep shadow, darkness
1c) death-shadow (of distress, extreme danger) (figuratively)
1d) death-shadow (of place of the dead) (figuratively)
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6738 and H4194
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1921b
Total KJV Occurrences: 36