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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סֹלְלָה H5550
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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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 It a siege ramp 5× 2 Samuel 20:15, 2 Kings 19:32, Isaiah 37:33, Jeremiah 6:6
a ramp 2× Ezekiel 4:2, Ezekiel 21:22
the siege ramps 2× Jeremiah 32:24, Jeremiah 33:4
a ramp to your walls 1× Ezekiel 26:8
when ramps 1× Ezekiel 17:17
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 20:15 סֹֽלְלָה֙ to a siege ramp Noun - feminine singular 2 Kings 19:32 סֹלְלָֽה׃ to a siege ramp Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 37:33 סֹלְלָֽה׃ to a siege ramp Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 6:6 סֹלְלָ֑ה to a siege ramp Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 32:24 הַסֹּלְל֗וֹת to the siege ramps Article | Noun - feminine plural Jeremiah 33:4 הַסֹּלְל֖וֹת to the siege ramps Article | Noun - feminine plural Ezekiel 4:2 סֹֽלְלָ֑ה to a ramp Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 17:17 סֹלְלָ֖ה to when ramps Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 21:22 סֹלְלָ֖ה to a ramp Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 26:8 סֹֽלְלָ֔ה to a ramp to your walls Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 20:15
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 6
2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 4 Daniel 1
Source forms
סֹלְלָ֖ה 2x sō·lə·lāh Ezekiel 17:17, Ezekiel 21:22
סֹלְלָֽה׃ 2x sō·lə·lāh 2 Kings 19:32, Isaiah 37:33
הַסֹּלְל֗וֹת 1x has·sō·lə·lō·wṯ Jeremiah 32:24
הַסֹּלְל֖וֹת 1x has·sō·lə·lō·wṯ Jeremiah 33:4
סֽוֹלֲלָ֔ה 1x sō·w·lă·lāh Daniel 11:15
סֹֽלְלָה֙ 1x sō·lə·lāh 2 Samuel 20:15
סֹלְלָ֑ה 1x sō·lə·lāh Jeremiah 6:6
סֹֽלְלָ֑ה 1x sō·lə·lāh Ezekiel 4:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 9x 2 Samuel 20:15, 2 Kings 19:32, Isaiah 37:33, Jeremiah 6:6
Article | Noun - feminine plural 2x Jeremiah 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 definition Source: 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:
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