the valley of the shadow of death

== English == === Etymology === From Psalm 23 of the Book of Psalms. "Shadow of death" is a calque of Hebrew צלמות. === Pronunciation === === Noun === valley of the shadow of death The world, a place where darkness and death are figurative valleys one must walk through as part of the human experience. (by extension, idiomatic) A very dangerous place. ==== Derived terms ==== valley of death ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== vale of tears