International Standard Bible Encyclopedia SELA-HAMMAHLEKOTHse-la-ha-ma'-le-koth, -koth (cela`ha-machleqoth; petra he meristheisa): "The rock of divisions (or, escape)" (1 Samuel 23:28 margin). "Saul.... pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul" (1 Samuel 23:25, 26). The name seems to survive in Wady Malaki, "the great gorge which breaks down between Carmel and Maon eastward, with vertical cliffs" (PEF, III, 314, Sh. XXI). Strong's Hebrew 5555. Sela Hammachleqoth -- Sela-hammalekoth... Sela-hammalekoth. Transliteration: Sela Hammachleqoth Phonetic Spelling: (seh'-lah ham-makh-lek-oth') Short Definition: sela-hammahlekoth. ... /hebrew/5555.htm - 6k Easton's Bible Dictionary Cliff of divisions the name of the great gorge which lies between Hachilah and Maon, south-east of Hebron. This gorge is now called the Wady Malaky. This was the scene of the interview between David and Saul mentioned in 1 Samuel 26:13. Each stood on an opposing cliff, with this deep chasm between. Thesaurus Selahammahlekoth (1 Occurrence)... between. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SELA-HAMMAHLEKOTH. se ... Sh. XXI). Multi-Version Concordance Selahammahlekoth (1 Occurrence). 1 ... /s/selahammahlekoth.htm - 7k Sela-hammahlekoth (1 Occurrence) Pursuing (50 Occurrences) Sela-hammah-lekoth (1 Occurrence) Pursuit (35 Occurrences) Selah (76 Occurrences) Sela (5 Occurrences) Hammahlekoth (1 Occurrence) Escape (142 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Sela-hammahlekoth (1 Occurrence)1 Samuel 23:28 So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth. Subtopics Sela-Hammahlekoth: A Rock in the Wilderness of Maon Related Terms Sela-hammahlekoth (1 Occurrence) Sela-hammah-lekoth (1 Occurrence) Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |