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H5549

סָלַל

çâlal [saw-lal'] Verb
Core meaningto mound up (especially a turnpike)

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H5549

to mound up (especially a turnpike); figurative, to exalt ; reflexively, to oppose (as by a dam)

KJV usage: cast up, exalt (self), extol, make plain, raise up.
Etymology: a primitive root;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: cast up, exalt (self), extol, make plain, raise up. cast up, exalt (self), extol, make plain, raise up.

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