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סְלִק H5559
H5559 is the Hebrew word סְלִק, transliterated çᵉliq and said sel-eek'. The King James Version most often renders it came up.
What it means
to ascend.
Where it comes from
(Aramaic) a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: come (up).
Verses using סְלִק
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Ezra 4:12 · KJV
Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.
Daniel 2:29 · KJV
As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
Daniel 7:3 · KJV
And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
Daniel 7:8 · KJV
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Daniel 7:20 · KJV
And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5559 mean?
H5559 is the Hebrew word סְלִק (çᵉliq), meaning to ascend.
How is H5559 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it came up (4 times), came (1 time).
How many times does H5559 appear in the Bible?
סְלִק (çᵉliq) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5559 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) a primitive root.
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