What does מְסִלָּה · ὁδός mean in the Bible?
מְסִלָּה · ὁδός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "raised road or clear highway".
Hebrew · H4546, G3598
מְסִלָּה
A thoroughfare (as turnpiked ), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct , a staircase · road
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מְסִלָּה H4546 a thoroughfare (as turnpiked ), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct , a staircase
Pronunciation mĕsillāh
Engineered pathway suggesting intentional construction and preparation, often used metaphorically for God's way or moral course
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ὁδός G3598 road
Pronunciation hodós
Metaphorically denotes a course of conduct or way of life, especially God's approved pathway or the Christian faith itself.
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What does מְסִלָּה (mesillah) mean in the Bible?
מְסִלָּה · ὁδός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "raised road or clear highway".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4546, G3598?
H4546, G3598 is connected to 27 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. raised road or clear highway
Strong's H4546, G3598
Lexical occurrences 27 verses Source Gloss
raised road or clear highway
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מְסִלָּה 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