צָלַל
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to dive (to swim under water, to descend sharply or steeply)
Pronunciation
tsalál
Examples11
נָשַׁפְתָּ בְרוּחֲךָ כִּסָּמוֹ יָם צָֽלֲלוּ כעוֹפֶרֶת במַיִם אַדִּירִים׃
[But] you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
לָמַדְנוּ לִצְלֹל כשהיינו בני חמש.
We learned to dive when we were five.
אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ לִצְלֹל?
Can you swim underwater?
טום צָלַל אֶל מוֹתוֹ.
Tom plunged to his death.
הָיִינוּ צוֹלְלִים.
We were diving.
כֹּל הצוללנים כְּבָר לבשו אֵת חֲלִיפוֹת הַצְּלִילָה שֶׁלָּהֶם.
All the divers already had their wet suits on.