סַלְכָה
sal.khah
Salecah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word סַלְכָה (sal.khah) is defined as "Salecah," a proper noun referring to a person. With four occurrences in the Bible, it appears to be a specific individual's name, likely significant enough to be mentioned multiple times. The limited information available suggests that the name "Salecah" does not carry any additional meaning or connotation beyond being a personal identifier. The lack of semantic domain categories beyond "Proper Name: Person" further supports this interpretation. In terms of range of usage, the word is primarily used as a proper noun, which might indicate its importance as a personal name. The significance of this name lies in its multiple mentions in the Bible, implying that the individual it represents played a notable role in the narrative or was a significant figure in the community. However, the specific context and meaning of the name "Salecah" require further examination of the biblical text to understand its significance.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
We took all the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, to Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
Joshua 12:5and ruled in Mount Hermon, and in Salecah, and in all Bashan, to the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
Joshua 13:11and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah;
1 Chronicles 5:11The sons of Gad lived beside them, in the land of Bashan to Salecah: