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Proverbs 16:17
“The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
מְסִלָּהmᵉçillâh · mes-il-law'
H4546 · Hebrew
H4546 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase
- Derivation
- from H5549 (סָלַל);
- KJV renderings
- causeway, course, highway, path, terrace.
- Grammar
- מְסִלַּ֣ת — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 27 times in the Hebrew Bible.Numbers 20:19Judges 5:20Judges 20:31Judges 20:32Judges 20:45
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 מְסִלָּה 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.