H5555 — סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת (Çelaʻ ham-machlᵉqôwth)
Strong's H5555 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת (Çelaʻ ham-machlᵉqôwth)
Pronunciation: seh'-lah hammakh-lek-oth'
Morphology: n-pr-loc
Derivation: from סֶלַע (çelaʻ) [H5553] and the plural of מַחֲלֹקֶת (machălôqeth) [H4256] with the article interposed; rock of the divisions;
Definition: Sela-ham-Machlekoth, a place in Palestine
KJV Renderings: Sela-hammalekoth.
Senses
- Sela-hammahlekoth = "the cliff of escapes" or "the cliff of divisions"
- a rock or cliff in the wilderness of Maon, southeast of Hebron, the scene of an escape of David from Saul
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H4256 | מַחֲלֹקֶת | machălôqeth | from חָלַק (châlaq) H2505 | a section (of Levites, people or soldiers) | company, course, division, portion. See also סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת (Çelaʻ ham-machlᵉqôwth) H5555 |
| H5553 | סֶלַע | çelaʻ | from an unused root meaning to be lofty | a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress) | (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.
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