What does סֻלָּם (sûlām) mean in the Bible?
סֻלָּם (sûlām): A ladder or staircase serving as a physical connector between earthly and heavenly realms, enabling divine-human encounter
Hebrew · H5551
סֻלָּם
A stair-case
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סֻלָּם H5551
Pronunciation sûlām
What does סֻלָּם (sûlām) mean in the Bible?
סֻלָּם (sûlām): A ladder or staircase serving as a physical connector between earthly and heavenly realms, enabling divine-human encounter
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How does the BSB render H5551?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include a ladder (1).
Where does סֻלָּם (sûlām) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 28:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (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 ladder 1× Genesis 28:12
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First aligned row Genesis 28:12
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Genesis 1
Source forms
סֻלָּם֙ 1x sul·lām Genesis 28:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 1x Genesis 28:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A ladder or staircase serving as a physical connector between earthly and heavenly realms, enabling divine-human encounter
Source Gloss
a stair-case
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A ladder or staircase serving as a physical connector between earthly and heavenly realms, enabling divine-human encounter
a stair-case BDB: ladder Usage: ladder.
Grammatical Forms
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Where It Appears in Scripture
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Biblical Witnesses
A structure reaching from earth to heaven in Jacob's dream vision
Word Origins
סֻלָּם 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