Lexicon :: Strong's H5556 - sālʿām

סָלְעָם
Transliteration
sālʿām
Pronunciation
sol-awm'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently from the same as סֶלַע (H5553) in the sense of crushing as with a rock, i.e. consuming
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1509

Strong’s Definitions

סׇלְעָם çolʻâm, sol-awm'; apparently from the same as H5553 in the sense of crushing as with a rock, i.e. consuming; a kind of locust (from its destructiveness):—bald locust.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H5556 in the following manner: locust (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H5556 in the following manner: locust (1x).

  1. locust

    1. an edible winged locust

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סׇלְעָם çolʻâm, sol-awm'; apparently from the same as H5553 in the sense of crushing as with a rock, i.e. consuming; a kind of locust (from its destructiveness):—bald locust.
STRONGS H5556: Abbreviations
† סָלְעָם noun masculine an edible, winged, locust (Late Hebrew id.; swallower, consumer, compare סַלְעֵם swallow up, destroy; Arabic verb swallow, Köii. 1, 404); — Leviticus 11:22 (+ אַרְבֶּה, חַרְגֹּל, חַגָב).
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Leviticus

11:22