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2 Samuel 23:37
“Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
צֶלֶקTseleq · tseh'-lek
H6768 · Hebrew
H6768 · Hebrew
- Definition
- Tselek, an Israelite
- Derivation
- from an unused root meaning to split; fissure;
- KJV renderings
- Zelek.
- Grammar
- צֶ֖לֶק — proper noun
- Usage
- Occurs 2 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Chronicles 11:39
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read צֶלֶק here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.