HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5553
סֶ֫לַע
se.la — rock
The Rock Sela (H5554)
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Rock
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G4073
πέτρα
petra — rock
πέτρα, -ας, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for סֶלַע, צוּר ;] a rock, i.e. a mass of live rock as distinct from πέτρος, a detached stone or boulder : Mat.7:24-25 27:51, 60 Mrk.15:46, Luk.6:48 8:6, 13; of a hollow rock, a cave, Rev.6:15-16 (of. Isa.2:10, al.). Metaphorical, Mat.16:18 (on the meaning, see Hort, Eccl., 16 ff., but cf. also ICC, in l), 1Co.10:4; = πέτρος, Rom.9:33, 1Pe.2:8" (LXX) .† (AS)
14 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3710
כֵּף
keph — rock
rock, hollow of a rock
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1568
גִּלְעָד
gil.ad — Gilead
Gilead = "rocky region" a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called 'Mount Gilead' or the 'land of Gilead' or just 'Gilead'. Divided into north and south Gilead Also named: gil.a.di (גִּלְעָדִי "Gileadite" H1569)
122 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6697
צוּר
tsur — Rocks (of Goats)
Combined with ya.el (יָעֵל "Wildgoats'" H3277) This name means rock, cliff
74 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8127
שֵׁן
shen — tooth
: tooth 1) tooth, ivory 1a) tooth 1a1) of man, lex talionis, beast 1b) tooth, tine (of fork) 1c) ivory 1c1) as material 1c2) of commerce 1d) sharp pointed rock
44 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8227
שָׁפָן
sha.phan — rock badger
rock badger, coney, the hyrax
27 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6865
צֹר
tsor — Tyre
§ Tyre or Tyrus = "a rock" the Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast
26 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1569
גִּלְעָדִי
gil.a.di — Gileadite
Someone from Gilead Group of gil.ad (גִּלְעָד "Gilead" H1568) § Gileadite = "rocky region" 1) an inhabitant of Gilead - 2) a branch of the tribe of Manasseh, descended of Gilead
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2011
הִנֹּם
hin.nom — (Topheth of) Hinnom
Hinnom = "lamentation" a valley (deep and narrow ravine) with steep, rocky sides located southwest of Jerusalem, separating Mount Zion to the north from the 'hill of evil counsel' and the sloping rocky plateau of the 'plain of Rephaim' to the south Combined with to.phet (תֹּ֫פֶת "Topheth" H8612)
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2496
חַלָּמִישׁ
chal.la.mish — flint
flint, rock
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H468
אֱלִיצוּר
e.li.tsur — Elizur
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.5; son of: Shedeur (H7707) § Elizur = "my God is a rock" or "Rock is God" a chief of Reuben in the wilderness
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6301
פְּדָהצוּר
pe.da.h.tsur — Pedahzur
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.10; father of: Gamaliel (H1583) § Pedahzur = "the Rock has ransomed" father of Gamaliel who was the chief of the tribe of Manasseh at the time of the exodus
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6698
צוּר
tsur — Zur
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.25.15; father of: Cozbi (H3579) § Zur = "rock" 1) father of Cozbi and one of the 5 Midianite princes who were slain when Balaam fell 2) son of Jehiel, the father or leader of Gibeon
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6701
צוּרִישַׁדָּ֑י
tsu.ri.shad.day — Zurishaddai
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.6; father of: Shelumiel (H8017) § Zurishaddai = "my rock is almighty" father of Shelumiel, the chief of the Simeonites at the time of the exodus
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4075
πετρώδης
petrōdēs — rocky
πετρώδης, -ες (πέτρα, εἶδος), rock-like, rocky, stony: τὸ, τὰ π., of shallow soil with underlying rock, Mat.13:5, 20, Mrk.4:5, 16.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1049
בֵּית־צוּר
bet tsur — Beth-zur
§ Beth-zur = "house of the rock" a place in Judah
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5554
סֶ֫לַע
se.la — Sela
§ Sela = "the rock" a place in Edom perhaps an early name for 'Petra'
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6159
עֹרֵב
o.rev — Oreb
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.7.25 § Oreb = "raven" 1) one of the chieftains of the Midianite army defeated by Gideon 2) a rock east of the Jordan where Oreb and part of his army fell to the Ephraimites
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5357
נָקִיק
na.qiq — cleft
cleft (of a rock)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4696
σπίλος
spilos — stain
σπίλος (Rec. σπῖλος), -ου, ὁ 1. a rock, cliff (Arist., al.). 2. In late writers = Att.. κηλίς (see Rutherford, NPhr., 87 f.), a spot, stain; metaphorically, (a) of moral blemish: Eph.5:27 (b) of riotous and lascivious persons (cf. Dion. Hal., quoted by Mayor, in l): 2Pe.2:13.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5138
τραχύς
trachus — rough
τραχύς, -εῖα, -ύ [in LXX: Isa.40:4 (רֶכֶס), etc. ;] rough: ὁδοί (Is, l.with), Luk.3:5 (LXX); τοποί (i.e. rocky), Act.27:29.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1218
בׇּצְקַת
bots.qat — Bozkath
§ Bozkath or Boscath = "rocky height" a city in Judah in the lowlands toward the Philistines, home of Josiah's mother
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2906
טוּר
tur — mountain
mountain Aramaic of tsur (צוּר "rock" H6697H)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
(Heb. tsur), employed as a symbol of God in the Old Testament (1 Sam. 2:2; 2 Sam. 22:3; Isa. 17:10; Ps. 28:1; 31:2, 3; 89:26; 95:1); also in the New Testament (Matt. 16:18; Rom. 9:33; 1 Cor. 10:4). In Dan. 2:45 the Chaldaic form of the Hebrew word is translated “mountain.” It ought to be translated “rock,” as in Hab. 1:12 in the Revised Version. The “rock” from which the stone is cut there signifies the divine origin of Christ. (See STONE.)
Scripture references
1 Samuel 2:22 Samuel 22:3Isaiah 17:10Psalms 28:1Psalms 31:2Psalms 31:3Psalms 89:26Psalms 95:1Matthew 16:18Romans 9:331 Corinthians 10:4Daniel 2:45Habakkuk 1:12
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.