Tsel (צל) means shadow in Hebrew.
It can also mean shade and umbra. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
shadow, shade, umbra
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Tsel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בבואה אפלה; תחום אפל הנוצר מחסימה של האור.
וְסֻכָּה תִּהְיֶה לְצֵל־יוֹמָם מֵחֹרֶב וּלְמַחְסֶה וּלְמִסְתּוֹר מִזֶּרֶם וּמִמָּטָר
- 2בהשאלהמחסה, מי או מה שמעניקים הגנה.
[...] אִם בֶּאֱמֶת אַתֶּם מֹשְׁחִים אֹתִי לְמֶלֶךְ עֲלֵיכֶם בֹּאוּ חֲסוּ בְצִלִּי [...]
- 3בהשאלהחיקוי, דבר הדומה לדבר אחר אך אינו משתווה אליו.
- 4בהשאלהשמץ, מידה קטנה מאד של דבר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tsel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צֵל
- Written without vowel points
- צל
- Said
- tsel
- Root
- צ־ל־ל
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Plural
- צְלָלִים
- Inflections
- ר' צְלָלִים; צֵל־, ר' צִלְלֵי־; כ' צִלִּי, צִלְלַי, צִלְלֵיהֶם
- Gematria
- 120
This is how Tsel is said in other languages.
- English
- shadow, shade, umbra
- Arabic
- ظل, فيء
- Russian
- тень
- French
- ombre
- Spanish
- sombra
- Yiddish
- שאָטן
These words mean nearly the same as Tsel.
- הטל
- מחסה
- מסתורshelter
- מקלט
- בבואהreflection
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tsel.
The word Tsel is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בצל קורתו
- מפחד מהצל של עצמו
- נטו צללי ערב
- צל עובר
- צל של ספק
- ראה צל הרים כהרים
- אכול בצל ושב בצל
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These words come before and after Tsel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsel.
What does Tsel (צל) mean in Hebrew?
Tsel (צל) means shadow, shade, and umbra. It is said tsel, with the stress on tsel.
What is a synonym for Tsel (צל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tsel (צל) are הטל, מחסה, מסתור, מקלט, and בבואה.
What rhymes with Tsel (צל)?
Words that rhyme with Tsel (צל) include נוזל, ישראל, של, אל, נמל, and ברזל.
Is Tsel (צל) masculine or feminine?
The word Tsel (צל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is צְלָלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.