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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

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

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