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Lexicon :: Strong's H4546 - mᵊsillâ

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מְסִלָּה
Transliteration
mᵊsillâ
Pronunciation
mes-il-law'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1506d

Strong’s Definitions

מְסִלָּה mᵉçillâh, mes-il-law'; from H5549; a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase:—causeway, course, highway, path, terrace.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's H4546 in the following manner: highway (19x), causeway (2x), path (2x), way (2x), courses (1x), terraces (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's H4546 in the following manner: highway (19x), causeway (2x), path (2x), way (2x), courses (1x), terraces (1x).

  1. highway, raised way, public road

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְסִלָּה mᵉçillâh, mes-il-law'; from H5549; a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase:—causeway, course, highway, path, terrace.
STRONGS H4546: Abbreviations
† מְסִלָּה noun feminine highway; — מ׳ Isaiah 11:16 + 12 times; construct מְסִלַּת Isaiah 7:3 + 3 times; suffix מְסִלָּתוֺ Joel 2:8; plural מְסִלּוֺת Isaiah 33:8 + 5 times; suffix מְסִלֹּתַי Isaiah 49:11; מְסִלּוֺתָם Judges 5:20; Isaiah 59:7; — raised way, highway, public road (never of street in city) Numbers 20:19; Judges 20:31, 32, 45; Judges 21:19; 1 Samuel 6:12; 2 Samuel 20:12 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 20:13; 2 Kings 18:17 = Isaiah 36:2; 1 Chronicles 26:16, 18; Isaiah 7:3; Isaiah 11:16; Isaiah 19:23; Isaiah 33:8; Isaiah 49:11; Isaiah 59:7; Jeremiah 31:21; ישּׁר מ׳ Isaiah 40:3; סלל מ׳ Isaiah 62:10; in a figurative sense, of the courses of the stars Judges 5:20; the march of locusts Joel 2:8; the conduct of the upright Proverbs 16:17; of the ascents to Zion in the mind of the pious Psalm 84:6 (Greek Version of the LXX: Bae reads מַעֲלוֺת). — In 2 Chronicles 9:11 מסלות is error for מִסְעָד(ות) of || 1 Kings 10:12.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

20:19

Judges

5:20; 5:20; 20:31; 20:32; 20:45; 21:19

1 Samuel

6:12

2 Samuel

20:12; 20:13

1 Kings

10:12

2 Kings

18:17

1 Chronicles

26:16; 26:18

2 Chronicles

9:11

Psalms

84:6

Proverbs

16:17

Isaiah

7:3; 7:3; 11:16; 11:16; 19:23; 33:8; 33:8; 36:2; 40:3; 49:11; 49:11; 59:7; 59:7; 62:10

Jeremiah

31:21

Joel

2:8; 2:8

H4546

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4546 matches the Hebrew מְסִלָּה (mᵊsillâ),
which occurs 27 times in 26 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:19 - The Israelites answered, “We will stay on the main road. If our livestock drink your water, we will pay for it. Just let us pass through your country. That’s all we ask.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:20 - The stars fought from heaven.
The stars in their orbits fought against Sisera.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:31 - When the men of Benjamin came out to attack, they were drawn away from the town. And as they had done before, they began to kill the Israelites. About thirty Israelites died in the open fields and along the roads, one leading to Bethel and the other leading back to Gibeah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:32 - Then the warriors of Benjamin shouted, “We’re defeating them as we did before!” But the Israelites had planned in advance to run away so that the men of Benjamin would chase them along the roads and be drawn away from the town.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:45 - The survivors fled into the wilderness toward the rock of Rimmon, but Israel killed 5,000 of them along the road. They continued the chase until they had killed another 2,000 near Gidom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:19 - Then they thought of the annual festival of the LORD held in Shiloh, south of Lebonah and north of Bethel, along the east side of the road that goes from Bethel to Shechem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:12 - And sure enough, without veering off in other directions, the cows went straight along the road toward Beth-shemesh, lowing as they went. The Philistine rulers followed them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:12 - But Amasa lay in his blood in the middle of the road, and Joab’s man saw that everyone was stopping to stare at him. So he pulled him off the road into a field and threw a cloak over him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:13 - With Amasa’s body out of the way, everyone went on with Joab to capture Sheba son of Bicri.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:17 - Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent his commander in chief, his field commander, and his chief of staff[fn] from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took up a position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:16 - Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate and the gateway leading up to the Temple.[fn] Guard duties were divided evenly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:18 - Six were assigned each day to the west gate, four to the gateway leading up to the Temple, and two to the courtyard.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:11 - The king used the sandalwood to make steps[fn] for the Temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and to construct lyres and harps for the musicians. Never before had such beautiful things been seen in Judah.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 84:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:5 - What joy for those whose strength comes from the LORD,
who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:17 - The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;
whoever follows that path is safe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:3 - Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Take your son Shear-jashub[fn] and go out to meet King Ahaz. You will find him at the end of the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:16 - He will make a highway for the remnant of his people,
the remnant coming from Assyria,
just as he did for Israel long ago
when they returned from Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:23 - In that day Egypt and Assyria will be connected by a highway. The Egyptians and Assyrians will move freely between their lands, and they will both worship God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:8 - Your roads are deserted;
no one travels them anymore.
The Assyrians have broken their peace treaty
and care nothing for the promises they made before witnesses.[fn]
They have no respect for anyone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:2 - Then the king of Assyria sent his chief of staff[fn] from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took up a position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:3 - Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting,
“Clear the way through the wilderness
for the LORD!
Make a straight highway through the wasteland
for our God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:11 - And I will make my mountains into level paths for them.
The highways will be raised above the valleys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:7 - Their feet run to do evil,
and they rush to commit murder.
They think only about sinning.
Misery and destruction always follow them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 62:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:10 - Go out through the gates!
Prepare the highway for my people to return!
Smooth out the road; pull out the boulders;
raise a flag for all the nations to see.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:21 - Set up road signs;
put up guideposts.
Mark well the path
by which you came.
Come back again, my virgin Israel;
return to your towns here.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:8 - They never jostle each other;
each moves in exactly the right position.
They break through defenses
without missing a step.
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