What does מַסְלוּל (masĕlûl) mean in the Bible?
מַסְלוּל (masĕlûl): A constructed or paved way, emphasizing deliberate human engineering and maintenance of passage routes
Hebrew · H4547
מַסְלוּל
מַסְלוּל (masĕlûl): A constructed or paved way, emphasizing deliberate human engineering and maintenance of passage routes
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מַסְלוּלH4547
Pronunciationmasĕlûl
What does מַסְלוּל (masĕlûl) mean in the Bible?
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4547?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include a highway (1).
Where does מַסְלוּל (masĕlûl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 35:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita highway1×Isaiah 35:8
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First aligned rowIsaiah 35:8
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Isaiah1
Source forms
מַסְל֣וּל1xmas·lūlIsaiah 35:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 35:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A constructed or paved way, emphasizing deliberate human engineering and maintenance of passage routes
Source Gloss
a thoroughfare (as turnpiked)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A constructed or paved way, emphasizing deliberate human engineering and maintenance of passage routes
a thoroughfare (as turnpiked) BDB: highway Usage: highway.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַסְלוּל is built from this root: