Strong's H5556 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: סׇלְעָם (çolʻâm)

Pronunciation: sol-awm'

POS: sol-awm' Morph: n-m

Exegesis: apparently from the same as in the sense of crushing as with a rock, i.e. consuming;

Definition: apparently from the same as סֶלַע in the sense of crushing as with a rock, i.e. consuming; a kind of locust (from its destructiveness); bald locust.

KJV Usage: bald locust.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) locust
• 2. 1a) an edible winged locust

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