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סֹלְלָה H5550

H5550 is the Hebrew word סֹלְלָה, transliterated çôlᵉlâh and said so-lel-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it mount.

Word: סֹלְלָהTransliteration: çôlᵉlâhSaid: so-lel-aw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 10 verses

What it means

a military mound, i.e. rampart of besiegers.

Where it comes from

or סוֹלְלָה; active participle feminine of H5549 (סָלַל), but used passively.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

mount 5×bank 2×mounts 2×behold the mounts 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: bank, mount.

Verses using סֹלְלָה

All 10 verses, quoted in full.

2 Samuel 20:15 · KJV

And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

2 Kings 19:32 · KJV

Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.

Jeremiah 6:6 · KJV

For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.

Jeremiah 32:24 · KJV

Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it.

Jeremiah 33:4 · KJV

For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword;

Ezekiel 4:2 · KJV

And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about.

Ezekiel 17:17 · KJV

Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:

Ezekiel 21:22 · KJV

At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort.

Ezekiel 26:8 · KJV

He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee.

Daniel 11:15 · KJV

So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5550 mean?

H5550 is the Hebrew word סֹלְלָה (çôlᵉlâh), meaning a military mound, i.e. rampart of besiegers.

How is H5550 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it mount (5 times), bank (2 times), mounts (2 times), behold the mounts (1 time).

How many times does H5550 appear in the Bible?

סֹלְלָה (çôlᵉlâh) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5550 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or סוֹלְלָה; active participle feminine of H5549 (סָלַל), but used passively.

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