סָלַל
sa.lal
to build
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "סָלַל" (sa.lal) with Strong's number H5549 appears 12 times in the Bible, generally meaning "to build". This verb indicates the action of constructing, erecting, or assembling something, which falls within the semantic domain of Construction & Crafts. The word "סָלַל" is used across various contexts to describe the building or repairing of physical structures such as buildings, walls, cities, and even chariots. This term does not necessarily imply a specific type of building material or architectural style. The emphasis lies on the physical act of construction. In the 12 instances of its use, the word "סָלַל" helps to convey the idea of creation, repair, and transformation through physical labor. This verb contributes to the richness of the language in describing human endeavors and achievements in various biblical narratives.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
12 total occurrences across the text
His troops come on together, build a siege ramp against me, and encamp around my tent.
Job 30:12On my right hand rise the rabble. They thrust aside my feet, They cast up against me their ways of destruction.
Psalms 68:4Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides on the clouds: to Yah, his name! Rejoice before him!
Proverbs 4:8Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor when you embrace her.
Proverbs 15:19The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.
Isaiah 57:14He will say, “Build up, build up, prepare the way! Remove the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.”
Isaiah 57:14He will say, “Build up, build up, prepare the way! Remove the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.”
Isaiah 62:10Go through, go through the gates! Prepare the way of the people! Build up, build up the highway! Gather out the stones! Lift up a banner for the peoples.
Isaiah 62:10Go through, go through the gates! Prepare the way of the people! Build up, build up the highway! Gather out the stones! Lift up a banner for the peoples.
Jeremiah 18:15For my people have forgotten me. They have burned incense to false gods. They have been made to stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths, to walk in byways, in a way not built up,
Jeremiah 50:26Come against her from the farthest border. Open her storehouses. Cast her up as heaps. Destroy her utterly. Let nothing of her be left.
Exodus 9:17because you still exalt yourself against my people, that you won’t let them go.