What does סֹלְלָה mean in the Bible?
e. rampart of besiegers".
Hebrew · H5550
סֹלְלָה
A military mound , i.e. rampart of besiegers
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סֹלְלָהH5550
What does סֹלְלָה mean in the Bible?
סֹלְלָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a military mound , i.e. rampart of besiegers".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5550?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a siege ramp (5), a ramp (2), the siege ramps (2), a ramp to your walls (1), when ramps (1).
Where does סֹלְלָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 20:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (4), Jeremiah (3), 2 Kings (1), 2 Samuel (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 siege ramp5×2 Samuel 20:15, 2 Kings 19:32, Isaiah 37:33, Jeremiah 6:6
a ramp2×Ezekiel 4:2, Ezekiel 21:22
the siege ramps2×Jeremiah 32:24, Jeremiah 33:4
a ramp to your walls1×Ezekiel 26:8
when ramps1×Ezekiel 17:17
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 20:15סֹֽלְלָה֙toa siege rampNoun - feminine singular2 Kings 19:32סֹלְלָֽה׃toa siege rampNoun - feminine singularIsaiah 37:33סֹלְלָֽה׃toa siege rampNoun - feminine singularJeremiah 6:6סֹלְלָ֑הtoa siege rampNoun - feminine singularJeremiah 32:24הַסֹּלְל֗וֹתtothe siege rampsArticle | Noun - feminine pluralJeremiah 33:4הַסֹּלְל֖וֹתtothe siege rampsArticle | Noun - feminine pluralEzekiel 4:2סֹֽלְלָ֑הtoa rampNoun - feminine singularEzekiel 17:17סֹלְלָ֖הtowhen rampsNoun - feminine singularEzekiel 21:22סֹלְלָ֖הtoa rampNoun - feminine singularEzekiel 26:8סֹֽלְלָ֔הtoa ramp to your wallsNoun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Samuel 20:15
Aligned rows11
Books represented6
2 Samuel12 Kings1Isaiah1Jeremiah3Ezekiel4Daniel1
Source forms
סֹלְלָ֖ה2xsō·lə·lāhEzekiel 17:17, Ezekiel 21:22
סֹלְלָֽה׃2xsō·lə·lāh2 Kings 19:32, Isaiah 37:33
הַסֹּלְל֗וֹת1xhas·sō·lə·lō·wṯJeremiah 32:24
הַסֹּלְל֖וֹת1xhas·sō·lə·lō·wṯJeremiah 33:4
סֽוֹלֲלָ֔ה1xsō·w·lă·lāhDaniel 11:15
סֹֽלְלָה֙1xsō·lə·lāh2 Samuel 20:15
סֹלְלָ֑ה1xsō·lə·lāhJeremiah 6:6
סֹֽלְלָ֑ה1xsō·lə·lāhEzekiel 4:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular9x2 Samuel 20:15, 2 Kings 19:32, Isaiah 37:33, Jeremiah 6:6
Article | Noun - feminine plural2xJeremiah 32:24, Jeremiah 33:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a military mound , i.e. rampart of besiegers
Source Gloss
a military mound , i.e. rampart of besiegers
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a military mound, i.e. rampart of besiegers BDB: mound Usage: bank, mount.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
סֹלְלָה is built from this root: