Strong's H5555 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת (Çelaʻ ham-machlᵉqôwth)

Pronunciation: seh'-lah hammakh-lek-oth'

POS: seh'-lah hammakh-lek-oth' Morph: n-pr-loc

Exegesis: from and the plural of with the article interposed; rock of the divisions;

Definition: from סֶלַע and the plural of מַחֲלֹקֶת with the article interposed; rock of the divisions; Sela-ham-Machlekoth, a place in Palestine; Sela-hammalekoth.

KJV Usage: Sela-hammalekoth.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Sela-hammahlekoth = "the cliff of escapes" or "the cliff of divisions"
• 2. 1) a rock or cliff in the wilderness of Maon, southeast of Hebron, the scene of an escape of David from Saul

Blue Letter Bible entry