צלל

צלל

Hebrew

Root
צ־ל־ל‎

Verb

צָלַל • (tsalál) (pa'al construction)

1. to dive (to swim under water, to descend sharply or steeply)
   • Exodus 15:10, with translation of the New International Version:

     ‏נָשַׁפְתָּ בְרוּחֲךָ כִּסָּמֹו יָם צָֽלֲלוּ כַּֽעֹופֶרֶת בְּמַיִם אַדִּירִֽים׃‎‎

     [But] you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.