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  1. valley of the shadow of deathnoun

    A symbolic description of the world, meaning darkness and death are (symbolic) valleys on earth one must walk through, that is, part of the human experience

  2. valley of the shadow of deathnoun

    A very dangerous place.

  3. Etymology: Biblical. "Shadow of death" from the Hebrew צלמות (tzal "shadow" + mavet "death") c.f. Old Testament, Psalm 23.

Editors Contribution

  1. valley of the shadow of death

    Being born and traveling thru life.


    Submitted by anonymous on July 7, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of valley of the shadow of death in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of valley of the shadow of death in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of valley of the shadow of death in a Sentence

  1. Bible, Psalm 23, New Testament:

    yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. thy rod and thy staff they comfort me... surely goodness and mercy shall follow me throughout the rest of my life and I will dwell in the house of the lord forever.

  2. Danielle Foltz:

    How do you find the words to describe the most horrific event in your life, your personal valley of the shadow of death ? because that is exactly the feeling that clamps your heart when you are at a place where the medication needed to rescue your child is out of reach.

  3. David Pilgrim:

    For fourteen years, Martin Luther King, Jr. lived in the valley of the shadow of death. He was stoned. He was stabbed. His home was bombed. He did important work despite the knowledge that people plotted his death. He sacrificed his safety, not his life. Stop saying that he gave his life, offered himself as a sacrifice. That is a lie. He was murdered.

  4. Pastor Bradley of Seattle:

    There is a hope greater than our biggest challenges, because of God's grace, He walks us through the valley of the shadow of death.


Translations for valley of the shadow of death

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  • وادي ظل الموتArabic
  • Tal des TodesschattensGerman
  • valle de la sombra de la muerteSpanish
  • valley of the shadow of deathFrench
  • עמק של צל מוותHebrew
  • 死の影の谷Japanese
  • ಸಾವಿನ ನೆರಳಿನ ಕಣಿವೆKannada
  • 죽음의 그림자의 계곡Korean
  • vallei van de schaduw van de doodDutch
  • dødens skyggeNorwegian
  • долина тени смертиRussian
  • dodsskuggans dalSwedish
  • மரண நிழலின் பள்ளத்தாக்குTamil
  • మరణం యొక్క నీడ లోయTelugu

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