"valley of the shadow of death" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-valley of the shadow of death.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From Psalm 23 of the Book of Psalms. "Shadow of death" is a calque of Hebrew צלמות. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|he|צלמות|nocap=1}} calque of Hebrew צלמות Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} valley of the shadow of death
  1. The world, a place where darkness and death are figurative valleys one must walk through as part of the human experience. Derived forms: valley of death Related terms: vale of tears Translations (biblical phrase): ἐν μέσῳ σκιᾶς θανάτου (en mésōi skiâs thanátou) (note: in the valley of the shadow of death) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), 死蔭的幽谷 (Chinese Mandarin), 死荫的幽谷 (sǐ yīn dí yōugǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), kuoleman varjon laakso (Finnish), das finstere Tal [neuter] (German), גיא צלמות (ge' tsalmawet) [masculine] (Hebrew), 死の陰の谷 (shi no kage no tani) (Japanese), in mediō umbrae mortis (note: in the valley of the shadow of death) (Latin), vale da sombra da morte [masculine] (Portuguese), valle de sombra de muerte [masculine] (Spanish), dödsskuggans dal (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-valley_of_the_shadow_of_death-en-noun-bl-AOT1F Categories (other): English allusions, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English allusions: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 88 12 Disambiguation of 'biblical phrase': 92 8
  2. A very dangerous place.
    Sense id: en-valley_of_the_shadow_of_death-en-noun-nCEif30B

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