Definition
a primitive root; to mound up (especially a turnpike); figurative, to exalt; reflexively, to oppose (as by a dam)
Traditional renderings: cast up, exalt (self), extol, make plain, raise up.
Traditional renderings: cast up, exalt (self), extol, make plain, raise up.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders סָלַל:
- καθαρίζωkatharizō“to clean”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
12 total
- Exodus 9:17מִסְתּוֹלֵ֣ל · you lord itStill, you lord it over My people and do not allow them to go.
- Job 19:12וַיָּסֹ֣לּוּ · they constructHis troops advance together; they construct a ramp against me and encamp around my tent.
- Job 30:12וַיָּסֹ֥לּוּ · and buildThe rabble arises at my right; they lay snares for my feet and build siege ramps against me.
- Psalm 68:4סֹ֡לּוּ · ExaltSing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—His name is the LORD—and rejoice before Him.
- Proverbs 4:8סַלְסְלֶ֥הָ · Prize herPrize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
- Proverbs 15:19סְלֻלָֽה׃ · is a highwayThe way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
- Isaiah 57:14סֹֽלּוּ־ · Build it up; סֹ֖לּוּ · build it upAnd it will be said, “Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, take every obstacle out of the way of My people.”
- Isaiah 62:10סֹ֣לּוּ · Build it up; סֹ֤לּוּ · build upGo out, go out through the gates; prepare the way for the people! Build it up, build up the highway; clear away the stones; raise a banner for the nations!
- Jeremiah 18:15סְלוּלָֽה׃ · on the highwayYet My people have forgotten Me. They burn incense to worthless idols that make them stumble in their ways, leaving the ancient roads to walk on rutted bypaths instead of on the highway.
- Jeremiah 50:26סָלּ֥וּהָ · pile her upCome against her from the farthest border. Break open her granaries; pile her up like mounds of grain. Devote her to destruction; leave her no survivors.