tse.lel denotes shadows cast or spreading in scenes of evening, daylight, and shelter.

The attested passages use tse.lel for visible shadows: they stretch out with evening in Jeremiah 6:4, flee as day breathes in Song of Songs 2:17 and Song of Songs 4:6, and occur in a scene of plant cover in Job 40:22.

1. Visible shadows in changing light and cover · dominant

   In Jeremiah 6:4, the masculine plural construct form occurs in the clause that the APB renders “the shadows of evening stretch out.” In Song of Songs 2:17 and Song of Songs 4:6, the masculine plural absolute form appears where the APB renders “the shadows flee” as the day breathes; Job 40:22 has a masculine singular construct form in a scene where lotus and willows cover a figure.

   Jeremiah 6:4Job 40:22Song of Songs 2:17Song of Songs 4:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the plural forms as “the shadows of evening” and “the shadows,” while Job 40:22 uses singular “his shadow.” These renderings confirm the verse scenes rather than fix a separate nuance for each form.