זָלַל
zālal
shake
Strong's H2151VerbHebrewTWOT 554

זָלַל (zālal) is a Hebrew verb meaning shake. It appears 8 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2151).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 554)

Range of meaning (TWOT 554)be light, worthless, make light of; insignificant, be lavish with, squander; despise; shake, quake, be loose, prodigal; blow down, glutton, riotous, vile
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

זָלַל verb: be light, worthless, make light of

Strong's H2151 זָלַל: to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal
KJV:blow down, glutton, riotous (eater), vile.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Deuteronomy 21:20Proverbs 23:20Isaiah 63:19

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