Sela hammachleqot סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת
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| סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sela hammachleqot |
| Strong's number | H5555 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Rock of Escape |
| Occurrences | 2 in 1 verse |
Sela hammachleqot (Hebrew סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת, Strong's H5555) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Rock of Escape”. It occurs 2 times.
Definition
§ 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
a rock or cliff in the wilderness of Maon, southeast of Hebron, the scene of an escape of David from Saul
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sela hammahlekoth (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | sela hammahlekoth (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Sela hammachleqot, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 23:28Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela–hammahlekoth.So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).