How to Pronounce "valley of the shadow of death"
expression
VAL-ee uhv thuh SHAD-oh uhv DETH
VAL-ee ov thuh SHAD-oh ov DETH
Definition
A figurative expression for a time or place of great danger, fear, or suffering, especially facing death or a very serious problem. Commonly known from the Bible (Psalm 23).
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈvæɫi/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈʃæˌdoʊ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈdɛθ
British English
vˈæli/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /ʃˈædəʊ/ /ˈɒv/ /dˈɛθ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
VAL-ee uhv thuh SHAD-oh uhv DETH
UK
VAL-ee ov thuh SHAD-oh ov DETH
Listen in Context
Even when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will not be afraid.
The poem described her struggles as passing through the valley of the shadow of death.
Many people feel they are in the valley of the shadow of death during serious illness.
After losing his job and his health, he said life felt like the valley of the shadow of death.