צָלָף

# Zalaph (H6764): A Hapax Legomenon in Hebrew Scripture The Hebrew word *tsa­laph* (צָלָף) appears only once in the entire biblical text, making it what scholars call a "hapax legomenon"—a word of singular occurrence. This single appearance severely limits our ability to determine its precise meaning with certainty. The lexicon provides only the transliteration "Zalaph" without offering a substantive definition, which suggests that even the lexicographic tradition has struggled to establish this word's semantic range with confidence. The rarity of *tsalaph* presents a fundamental challenge to biblical interpretation. With only one occurrence and no clear supporting definition in the provided data, scholars cannot cross-reference the word's usage across different contexts to understand its full range of meaning or application. This single attestation makes *tsalaph* one of the most obscure terms in Hebrew scripture, and its significance—if any—remains difficult to assess without additional contextual or comparative linguistic evidence that is not provided in this lexicon entry.