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סׇלְעָם H5556
H5556 is the Hebrew word סׇלְעָם, transliterated çolʻâm and said sol-awm'. The King James Version most often renders it bald locust.
What it means
a kind of locust (from its destructiveness).
Where it comes from
apparently from the same as H5553 (סֶלַע) in the sense of crushing as with a rock, i.e. consuming.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 1 tagged occurrence, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: bald locust.
Verses using סׇלְעָם
All 1 verse, quoted in full.
Leviticus 11:22 · KJV
Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5556 mean?
H5556 is the Hebrew word סׇלְעָם (çolʻâm), meaning a kind of locust (from its destructiveness).
How is H5556 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it bald locust (1 time).
How many times does H5556 appear in the Bible?
סׇלְעָם (çolʻâm) is tagged in 1 verse of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5556 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: apparently from the same as H5553 (סֶלַע) in the sense of crushing as with a rock, i.e. consuming.
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