לַצֵּ֔ל

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לַצֵּ֔ל

   la-TSEL

   for the shadow
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 נָקֵ֣ל לַצֵּ֔ל

   na-KEL la-TSEL

   easy or light for the shadow
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ נָקֵ֣ל לַצֵּ֔ל לִנְט֖וֹת עֶ֣שֶׂר מַעֲל֑וֹת

   va-yo-MER ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu na-KEL la-TSEL lin-TOT E-ser ma-a-LOT

   and he said Hezekiah easy or light for the shadow to stretch out or to extend ten steps or degrees
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ נָקֵ֣ל לַצֵּ֔ל לִנְט֖וֹת עֶ֣שֶׂר מַעֲל֑וֹת לֹ֣א כִ֔י יָשׁ֥וּב הַצֵּ֛ל אֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית עֶ֥שֶׂר מַעֲלֽוֹת׃

   va-yo-MER ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu na-KEL la-TSEL lin-TOT E-ser ma-a-LOT LO KI ya-SHUV ha-TSEL a-kho-ran-NIT E-ser ma-a-LOT

   and he said Hezekiah easy or light for the shadow to stretch out or to extend ten steps or degrees not for or rather let it return the shadow backward or to the rear ten steps or degrees

Exegesis

The nominal phrase nāqēl laṣṣēl linṭôt ʿeśer maʿălôt {נָקֵל לַצֵּל לִנְטוֹת עֶשֶׂר מַעֲל֑וֹת} employs the Qal participle nāqēl as predicate with the infinitive construct linṭôt to express ease of the shadow’s forward movement.

Root and etymology

tsade-lamed🔊 צ־לtsade–lamed

“shadow, shade”

• 🔊 צִלṣîלshadePsalm 91:1