סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקֹות

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H5555

Transliteration: Çelaʻ ham-machlᵉqôwth

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

Definition: Sela-hammalekoth

Original: סלע המּחלקות

Transliteration: sela‛ hammachleqôth

Phonetic: seh'-lah ham-makh-lek-oth'

BDB 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

Origin: from H5553" class="dictionary-topic-link">H5553 and the pl. of H4256" class="dictionary-topic-link">H4256 with the article interposed

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location