Original Language Studio
Proverbs 4:8
“Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
סָלַלçâlal · saw-lal'
H5549 · Hebrew
H5549 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to mound up (especially a turnpike); figurative, to exalt; reflexively, to oppose (as by a dam)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- cast up, exalt (self), extol, make plain, raise up.
- Grammar
- סַלְסְלֶ֥ — verb Pilpel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- הָ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, feminine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 12 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 9:17Job 19:12Job 30:12Psalms 68:5Proverbs 15:19
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 סָלַל 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.