H6767a H6767a
whirring, buzzing (of insects' wings)
This noun denotes the whirring or buzzing sound made by rapidly moving wings, particularly of insects. Isaiah 18:1 describes 'the land of whirring wings,' likely referring to either Ethiopia or a region with abundant swarming insects. The construct phrase 'whirring of wings' creates an auditory image of countless flying insects. This onomatopoetic word captures the distinctive humming sound of dense insect populations, though interpreters debate whether it's literal (locusts, flies) or symbolic.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The whirring or buzzing sound produced by insect wings in flight. Isaiah 18:1 speaks of 'the land of the whirring of wings,' generally understood as describing a region characterized by swarming insects—perhaps the upper Nile with its abundant flies. The word is onomatopoetic, capturing the distinctive hum of countless wings beating rapidly. Whether literal or symbolic, it evokes an atmosphere thick with flying creatures. 1×
AR["صَلْصَلَةِ"]·ben["ঝন-ঝন-করা"]·DE["[צלצל]"]·EN["whirring-of"]·FR["[צלצל]"]·heb["צלצל"]·HI["झनकार"]·ID["gemerincing"]·IT["[צלצל]"]·jav["kepak-kumrisik"]·KO["날개-소리의"]·PT["zunido-de"]·RU["звенящей"]·ES["zumbido-de"]·SW["ya-mabawa"]·TR["cingilti"]·urd["بھنبھناتے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
I. [צִלְצָל] n.[m.] whirring, buzzing;—cstr. אֶרֶץ צִלְצַל כְּנָפָ֑יִם Is 18:1 land of buzzing of (insects’) wings (so prob.; other views v. in Di).