Strong's H4546 · Hebrew
מְסִלָּה
mᵉçillâh · /mes-il-law'/
Definition
a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase
KJV: causeway, course, highway, path, terrace.
Root / derivation: from H5549 (סָלַל);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מְסִלָּה across 26 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
26 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Judges5 verses
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. courses: Heb. paths
Judges 20:31And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. to smite: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc the house: or, Bethel
Judges 20:32And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.
Judges 20:45And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.
Judges 21:19Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah. yearly: Heb. from year to year on the east: or, toward the sunrising of the highway: or, on the highway
2 Samuel2 verses
And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.
2 Samuel 20:13When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
1 Chronicles2 verses
Psalms1 verse
Proverbs1 verse
Isaiah9 verses
Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field; Shearjashub: that is, The remnant shall return highway: or, causeway
Isaiah 11:16And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
Isaiah 19:23In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.
Isaiah 33:8The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
Isaiah 36:2And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field.
Isaiah 40:3The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Isaiah 49:11And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. destruction: Heb. breaking
Isaiah 62:10Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4546 (mᵉçillâh) mean?
a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase
How many times does H4546 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4546 (מְסִלָּה) appears in 26 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “highway.”
How is mᵉçillâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4546 is rendered as “highway” (14×), “highways” (5×), “causeway” (2×), “courses” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word מְסִלָּה come from?
from H5549 (סָלַל);