What does סַל mean in the Bible?
e. an osier ; but only as woven into a basket".
Hebrew · H5536
סַל
Properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier ; but only as woven into a basket
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סַל H5536
What does סַל mean in the Bible?
סַל is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier ; but only as woven into a basket".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5536?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the basket (3), basket (2), baskets (2), in the basket (2), and a basket (1).
Where does סַל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 40:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (4), Genesis (4), Leviticus (3), Numbers (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the basket 3× Genesis 40:17, Numbers 6:17, Numbers 6:19
basket 2× Genesis 40:17, Exodus 29:3
baskets 2× Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:18
in the basket 2× Exodus 29:3, Exodus 29:32
and a basket 1× Numbers 6:15
And from the basket 1× Leviticus 8:26
and the basket 1× Leviticus 8:2
from the basket 1× Exodus 29:23
in a basket 1× Judges 6:19
is in the basket 1× Leviticus 8:31
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 40:16 סַלֵּ֥י to baskets Noun - masculine plural construct Genesis 40:17 וּבַסַּ֣ל to basket Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 40:17 הַסַּ֖ל to the basket Article | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 40:18 הַסַּלִּ֔ים to baskets Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 29:3 סַ֣ל to basket Noun - masculine singular Exodus 29:3 בַּסָּ֑ל to in the basket Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 29:23 מִסַּל֙ to from the basket Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 29:32 בַּסָּ֑ל to in the basket Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 8:2 סַ֥ל to and the basket Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 8:26 וּמִסַּ֨ל to And from the basket Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 40:16
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 5
Genesis 4 Exodus 4 Leviticus 3 Numbers 3 Judges 1
Source forms
בַּסָּ֑ל 2x bas·sāl Exodus 29:3, Exodus 29:32
סַ֣ל 2x sal Exodus 29:3, Numbers 6:17
בְּסַ֣ל 1x bə·sal Leviticus 8:31
בַּסַּ֔ל 1x bas·sal Judges 6:19
הַסַּ֖ל 1x has·sal Genesis 40:17
הַסַּ֔ל 1x has·sal Numbers 6:19
הַסַּלִּ֔ים 1x has·sal·lîm Genesis 40:18
וּבַסַּ֣ל 1x ū·ḇas·sal Genesis 40:17
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Exodus 29:3, Exodus 29:32, Judges 6:19
Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Genesis 40:17, Numbers 6:19
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Leviticus 8:2, Numbers 6:17
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Genesis 40:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Numbers 6:15
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Genesis 40:17
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Leviticus 8:26
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Genesis 40:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier ; but only as woven into a basket
Source Gloss
properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier ; but only as woven into a basket
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier; but only as woven into a basket BDB: basket Usage: basket.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
סַל is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain