צלצל

Hebrew

Root
צ־ל־צ־ל (ṣ-l-ṣ-l)

Verb

צִלְצֵל • (ṣilṣḗl) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of צילצל.

Noun

צְלָצַל • (ṣəlāṣál) m (plural indefinite צִלְצָלׅים, singular construct צִלְצַל־, plural construct צִלְצְלֵי־) (dis legomenon)

1. Obsolete form of צְרָצַר (ṣərāṣár, “cricket”).
   • Tanach, Deuteronomy 28:42:

     כָּל־עֵצְךָ֖ וּפְרִ֣י אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ יְיָרֵ֖שׁ הַצְּלָצַֽל

     The locust shall consume all the trees and the fruits of thy ground.

   • Tanach, Isaiah 18:1:

     הֹ֥וי אֶ֖רֶץ צִלְצַ֣ל כְּנָפָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר מֵעֵ֖בֶר לְנַֽהֲרֵי־כֽוּשׁ

     Woe to the country of winged crickets beyond the rivers of Cush [i.e. Ethiopia].