צָלַל tsâlal

Meaning

to shade, as twilight or an opaque object

In the King James Version: begin to be dark, shadowing.

Derivation: a primitive root (identical with through the idea of hovering over (compare H6754 (צֶלֶם)));

Where it is used

• Nehemiah 13:19 When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.
• Ezekiel 31:3 Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.