English Explanatory Dictionary

valley of the shadow of death

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The world, a place where darkness and death are figurative valleys one must walk through as part of the human experience.
  2. A very dangerous place.

Pronunciation

En-au-valley of the shadow of death.ogg

Word forms

valley of the shadow of death

Etymology

From Psalm 23 of the Book of Psalms. "Shadow of death" is a calque of Hebrew צלמות.

Related words

vale of tears

Derived words

valley of death

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 死蔭的幽谷 /死荫的幽谷 Finnish: kuoleman varjon laakso German: das finstere Tal Ancient Greek: ἐν μέσῳ σκιᾶς θανάτου Hebrew: גיא צלמות Japanese: 死の陰の谷 Latin: in mediō umbrae mortis Portuguese: vale da sombra da morte Spanish: valle de sombra de muerte Swedish: dödsskuggans dal
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