Words the Bible translates as protection
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- tselצֵלthe dark, cooler shape thrown when something blocks the light: a shadow or patch of shade, and by extension the protection or the fleeting quality that a shadow stands for
- ma'ozמָעוֹזa place or source of safety and strength: a fortress to shelter behind, or the protection a person leans on for security
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