Lexicon
מְצֻלָה
me.tsul.lah
H4699
H:N-M Hebrew

ravine

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me.tsul.lah denotes the ravine where the myrtle trees stand in Zechariah's night vision.

The attested use names the ravine in which the myrtle trees stand in the night vision of Zechariah 1:8.

Senses in use

  1. Ravine as the setting of the myrtles · dominant

    In Zechariah 1:8, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause locating the man on the red horse among myrtles; the APB renders the setting as "the ravine."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Zechariah 1:8, the APB presents the location as "the ravine." This rendering is confirmed by the verse's setting clause rather than treated as a precise lexical equation.

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