4546. mesillah

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mesillah: Highway, road, path, way

Original Word: מְסִלָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: mcillah
Pronunciation: meh-see-LAH
Phonetic Spelling: (mes-il-law')
Definition: Highway, road, path, way
Meaning: a thoroughfare, a viaduct, a staircase

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

causeway, course, highway, path, terrace

From calal; a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase -- causeway, course, highway, path, terrace.

see HEBREW calal

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from salal
Definition
a highway
NASB Translation
courses (1), highway (17), highways (7), path (1), steps (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מְסִלָּה noun feminine highway; — ׳מ Isaiah 11:16 12t.; construct מְסִלַּת Isaiah 7:3 3t.; suffix מְסִלָּתוֺ Joel 2:8; plural מְסִלּוֺת Isaiah 33:8 5t.; suffix מְסִלֹּתַי Isaiah 49:11; מְסִלּוֺתָם Judges 5:20; Isaiah 59:7; — raised way, highway, public road (never of street in city) Numbers 20:19; Judges 20:31,32,45; Judges 21:19; 1 Samuel 6:12; 2 Samuel 20:12 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 20:13; 2 Kings 18:17 = Isaiah 36:2; 1 Chronicles 26:16,18; Isaiah 7:3; Isaiah 11:16; Isaiah 19:23; Isaiah 33:8; Isaiah 49:11; Isaiah 59:7; Jeremiah 31:21; ׳ישּׁר מ Isaiah 40:3; ׳סלל מ Isaiah 62:10; in a figurative sense, of the courses of the stars Judges 5:20; the march of locusts Joel 2:8; the conduct of the upright Proverbs 16:17; of the ascents to Zion in the mind of the pious Psalm 84:6 (ᵐ5: Bae reads מַעֲלוֺת). — In 2 Chronicles 9:11 מסלות is error for מִסְעָד (ותׅ of "" 1 Kings 10:12.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb סָלַל (salal), meaning "to lift up" or "to cast up."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3598 (ὁδός, hodos): This Greek term is often translated as "way" or "road" and is used in the New Testament to describe a path or journey, both literal and figurative.
• G5010 (τάξις, taxis): While not a direct equivalent, this term relates to order or arrangement, which can be conceptually linked to the preparation and organization implied in מְסִלָּה.
• G5147 (τρόπος, tropos): This term refers to a manner or way, often used metaphorically to describe conduct or behavior, similar to the metaphorical use of מְסִלָּה in the Hebrew Bible.

The concept of מְסִלָּה as a prepared and elevated path highlights the biblical theme of guidance and the removal of obstacles, both in the physical realm and in one's spiritual journey.

Usage: The word מְסִלָּה appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often describing a road or highway that is elevated or prepared for ease of travel. It can also refer to a metaphorical path or way, indicating a course of action or conduct.

Context: • The term מְסִלָּה is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a constructed or prepared way, often elevated above the surrounding terrain. This could be a literal road or highway, as seen in passages like Isaiah 40:3, "A voice of one calling: 'Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight path in the desert for our God.'" Here, the imagery of a prepared path signifies the removal of obstacles and the facilitation of movement, both physically and spiritually.
• In 2 Kings 16:18, the term is used in the context of a viaduct or causeway, indicating a structure built to allow passage over obstacles. "And the covered way for the Sabbath that they had built in the temple, and the outer entry for the king, he removed from the house of the LORD because of the king of Assyria."
• The concept of מְסִלָּה also extends to metaphorical uses, symbolizing a way of life or moral conduct. Proverbs 16:17 states, "The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he who guards his way preserves his soul."
• The use of מְסִלָּה in the Hebrew Bible underscores the importance of preparation and the removal of hindrances, whether in physical travel or spiritual journeying.

Forms and Transliterations

בִּמְסִלַּ֖ת בִּמְסִלָּ֣ה בִּמְסִלָּת֖וֹ בִּמְסִלּוֹתָֽם׃ בַּֽמְסִלָּ֖ה בַּֽמְסִלָּ֣ה בַּֽמְסִלּ֔וֹת בַּֽמְסִלּוֹת֙ במסלה במסלות במסלותם׃ במסלת במסלתו הַֽמְּסִלָּ֑ה הַֽמְסִלָּ֑ה הַֽמְסִלָּ֤ה הַֽמְסִלָּה֙ הַֽמְסִלּֽוֹת׃ המסלה המסלות׃ וּמְסִלֹּתַ֖י ומסלתי לִמְסִלָּ֔ה לַֽמְסִלָּ֔ה לַֽמְסִלָּ֖ה למסלה מְ֝סִלּ֗וֹת מְסִלַּ֖ת מְסִלַּ֣ת מְסִלָּ֔ה מְסִלָּ֖ה מְסִלָּ֤ה מְסִלּ֔וֹת מְסִלּ֤וֹת מִמְּסִלּוֹתָ֔ם ממסלותם מסלה מסלות מסלת bam·sil·lāh bam·sil·lō·wṯ bamsilLah bamsillāh bamsillOt bamsillōwṯ bim·sil·lā·ṯōw bim·sil·lāh bim·sil·laṯ bim·sil·lō·w·ṯām bimsilLah bimsillāh bimsilLat bimsillaṯ bimsillaTo bimsillāṯōw bimsilloTam bimsillōwṯām ham·mə·sil·lāh ham·sil·lāh ham·sil·lō·wṯ hammesilLah hamməsillāh hamsilLah hamsillāh HamsilLot hamsillōwṯ lam·sil·lāh lamsilLah lamsillāh lim·sil·lāh limsilLah limsillāh mə·sil·lāh mə·sil·laṯ mə·sil·lō·wṯ mesilLah məsillāh mesilLat məsillaṯ mesilLot məsillōwṯ mim·mə·sil·lō·w·ṯām mimesilloTam mimməsillōwṯām ū·mə·sil·lō·ṯay umesilloTai ūməsillōṯay

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 20:19
HEB: בְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ בַּֽמְסִלָּ֣ה נַעֲלֶה֒ וְאִם־
NAS: to him, We will go up by the highway, and if
KJV: unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle
INT: the sons of Israel the highway will go and if

Judges 5:20
HEB: נִלְחָ֑מוּ הַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙ מִמְּסִלּוֹתָ֔ם נִלְחֲמ֖וּ עִם־
NAS: from heaven, From their courses they fought
KJV: the stars in their courses fought
INT: fought the stars their courses fought against

Judges 20:31
HEB: כְּפַ֣עַם ׀ בְּפַ֗עַם בַּֽמְסִלּוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַחַ֜ת
NAS: times, on the highways, one
KJV: as at other times, in the highways, of which one
INT: other times the highways of which one

Judges 20:32
HEB: הָעִ֖יר אֶל־ הַֽמְסִלּֽוֹת׃
NAS: from the city to the highways.
KJV: them from the city unto the highways.
INT: the city to the highways

Judges 20:45
HEB: הָֽרִמּ֔וֹן וַיְעֹֽלְלֻ֙הוּ֙ בַּֽמְסִלּ֔וֹת חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים
NAS: 5000of them on the highways and overtook
KJV: and they gleaned of them in the highways five
INT: of Rimmon gleaned the highways five thousand

Judges 21:19
HEB: מִזְרְחָ֣ה הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ לִמְסִלָּ֔ה הָעֹלָ֥ה מִבֵּֽית־
NAS: side of the highway that goes
KJV: on the east side of the highway that goeth up
INT: east side east side of the highway goes Bethel

1 Samuel 6:12
HEB: בֵּ֣ית שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ בִּמְסִלָּ֣ה אַחַ֗ת הָלְכ֤וּ
NAS: they went along the highway, lowing
INT: the direction of Beth-shemesh the highway they went

2 Samuel 20:12
HEB: בַּדָּ֖ם בְּת֣וֹךְ הַֽמְּסִלָּ֑ה וַיַּ֨רְא הָאִ֜ישׁ
NAS: in the middle of the highway. And when the man
KJV: in the midst of the highway. And when the man
INT: in blood the middle of the highway saw the man

2 Samuel 20:12
HEB: עֲמָשָׂ֨א מִן־ הַֽמְסִלָּ֤ה הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ
NAS: Amasa from the highway into the field
KJV: Amasa out of the highway into the field,
INT: Amasa from the highway the field and threw

2 Samuel 20:13
HEB: הֹגָ֖ה מִן־ הַֽמְסִלָּ֑ה עָבַ֤ר כָּל־
NAS: as he was removed from the highway, all
KJV: When he was removed out of the highway, all the people
INT: removed from the highway passed all

2 Kings 18:17
HEB: הָֽעֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֕ר בִּמְסִלַּ֖ת שְׂדֵ֥ה כוֹבֵֽס׃
NAS: which is on the highway of the fuller's
KJV: pool, which [is] in the highway of the fuller's
INT: of the upper which the highway field of the fuller's

1 Chronicles 26:16
HEB: שַׁ֣עַר שַׁלֶּ֔כֶת בַּֽמְסִלָּ֖ה הָעוֹלָ֑ה מִשְׁמָ֖ר
NAS: on the ascending highway. Guard
KJV: Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up,
INT: the gate of Shallecheth highway the ascending Guard

1 Chronicles 26:18
HEB: לַֽמַּעֲרָ֑ב אַרְבָּעָה֙ לַֽמְסִלָּ֔ה שְׁנַ֖יִם לַפַּרְבָּֽר׃
NAS: [there were] four at the highway and two
KJV: four at the causeway, [and] two
INT: the west four the highway and two the Parbar

2 Chronicles 9:11
HEB: עֲצֵ֨י הָֽאַלְגּוּמִּ֜ים מְסִלּ֤וֹת לְבֵית־ יְהוָה֙
NAS: made steps for the house
KJV: trees terraces to the house
INT: trees the algum steps the house of the LORD

Psalm 84:5
HEB: ל֥וֹ בָ֑ךְ מְ֝סִלּ֗וֹת בִּלְבָבָֽם׃
NAS: is in You, In whose heart are the highways [to Zion]!
KJV: [is] in thee; in whose heart [are] the ways [of them].
INT: is the man strength are the highways heart

Proverbs 16:17
HEB: מְסִלַּ֣ת יְ֭שָׁרִים ס֣וּר
NAS: The highway of the upright
KJV: The highway of the upright
INT: the highway of the upright depart

Isaiah 7:3
HEB: הָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה אֶל־ מְסִלַּ֖ת שְׂדֵ֥ה כוֹבֵֽס׃
NAS: pool, on the highway to the fuller's
KJV: pool in the highway of the fuller's
INT: of the upper on the highway field to the fuller's

Isaiah 11:16
HEB: וְהָיְתָ֣ה מְסִלָּ֔ה לִשְׁאָ֣ר עַמּ֔וֹ
NAS: And there will be a highway from Assyria
KJV: And there shall be an highway for the remnant
INT: will be a highway the remnant of his people

Isaiah 19:23
HEB: הַה֗וּא תִּהְיֶ֨ה מְסִלָּ֤ה מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ אַשּׁ֔וּרָה
NAS: In that day there will be a highway from Egypt
KJV: In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt
INT: he will be a highway Egypt to Assyria

Isaiah 33:8
HEB: נָשַׁ֣מּוּ מְסִלּ֔וֹת שָׁבַ֖ת עֹבֵ֣ר
NAS: The highways are desolate,
KJV: The highways lie waste,
INT: are desolate the highways has ceased the traveler

Isaiah 36:2
HEB: הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה בִּמְסִלַּ֖ת שְׂדֵ֥ה כוֹבֵֽס׃
NAS: pool on the highway of the fuller's
KJV: pool in the highway of the fuller's
INT: pool of the upper the highway field of the fuller's

Isaiah 40:3
HEB: יַשְּׁרוּ֙ בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה מְסִלָּ֖ה לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
NAS: in the desert a highway for our God.
KJV: in the desert a highway for our God.
INT: Make the desert A highway our God

Isaiah 49:11
HEB: הָרַ֖י לַדָּ֑רֶךְ וּמְסִלֹּתַ֖י יְרֻמֽוּן׃
NAS: a road, And My highways will be raised
KJV: a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
INT: my mountains A road and my highways will be raised

Isaiah 59:7
HEB: שֹׁ֥ד וָשֶׁ֖בֶר בִּמְסִלּוֹתָֽם׃
NAS: and destruction are in their highways.
KJV: and destruction [are] in their paths.
INT: Devastation and destruction their highways

Isaiah 62:10
HEB: סֹ֣לּוּ סֹ֤לּוּ הַֽמְסִלָּה֙ סַקְּל֣וּ מֵאֶ֔בֶן
NAS: up, build up the highway, Remove
KJV: cast up the highway; gather out
INT: Build build the highway Remove the stones

27 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4546
27 Occurrences

bam·sil·lāh — 2 Occ.
bam·sil·lō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
bim·sil·lāh — 1 Occ.
bim·sil·laṯ — 2 Occ.
bim·sil·lā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
bim·sil·lō·w·ṯām — 1 Occ.
ham·mə·sil·lāh — 1 Occ.
ham·sil·lāh — 3 Occ.
ham·sil·lō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
lam·sil·lāh — 2 Occ.
lim·sil·lāh — 1 Occ.
mə·sil·lāh — 3 Occ.
mə·sil·laṯ — 2 Occ.
mə·sil·lō·wṯ — 3 Occ.
mim·mə·sil·lō·w·ṯām — 1 Occ.
ū·mə·sil·lō·ṯay — 1 Occ.