הַֽ/מְסִלָּ֑ה
𐤄/𐤌𐤎𐤋𐤄
mᵉçillâh
the highway
An elevated road, highway, or raised pathway; in extended uses, a broad or significant route (literal or metaphorical), sometimes designating an engineered thoroughfare such as a raised causeway, embankment, or roadway prepared for travel. In figurative or poetic texts, may signify a prepared way, path, or course of action, often set apart from regular or unimproved paths.
2 Samuel 20:13 · Word #4
Lexicon H4546
| Lemma | מְסִלָּה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤎𐤋𐤄 |
| Transliteration | mᵉçillâh |
| Strong's | H4546 |
| Definition | An elevated road, highway, or raised pathway; in extended uses, a broad or significant route (literal or metaphorical), sometimes designating an engineered thoroughfare such as a raised causeway, embankment, or roadway prepared for travel. In figurative or poetic texts, may signify a prepared way, path, or course of action, often set apart from regular or unimproved paths. |
Morphology HTd/Ncfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the highway |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4546-07
the raised roadway
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common feminine singular absolute with definite article (הַ). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מְסִלָּה denotes something built up or heaped up from the root סלל, referring to an elevated, engineered route. The definite article הַ marks it as specific: "the raised roadway." |
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