Strong's H6757 · Hebrew
צַלְמָוֶת
tsalmâveth · /tsal-maw'-veth/
Definition
shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity)
KJV: shadow of death.
Root / derivation: from H6738 (צֵל) and H4194 (מָוֶת);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered צַלְמָוֶת across 17 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
17 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Job9 verses
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. stain: or, challenge let the: or, let them terrify it, as those who have a bitter day
Job 10:21Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
Job 10:22A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
Job 12:22He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
Job 16:16My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
Job 24:17For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
Job 28:3He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
Job 34:22There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Job 38:17Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
Psalms4 verses
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Psalms 44:19Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
Psalms 107:10Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
Psalms 107:14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
Jeremiah2 verses
Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?
Jeremiah 13:16Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H6757 (tsalmâveth) mean?
shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity)
How many times does H6757 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H6757 (צַלְמָוֶת) appears in 17 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “death.”
How is tsalmâveth translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H6757 is rendered as “death” (18×).
Where does the Hebrew word צַלְמָוֶת come from?
from H6738 (צֵל) and H4194 (מָוֶת);