סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת (se.la ham.mach.le.qot) means “Rock of Escape” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: seh'-lah hammakh-lek-oth' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת · se.la ham.mach.le.qot · Rock of Escape
§ Sela-hammahlekoth = "the cliff of escapes" or "the cliff of divisions" a rock or cliff in the wilderness of Maon, southeast of Hebron, the scene of an escape of David from Saul
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from H5553 (סֶלַע) and the plural of H4256 (מַחֲלֹקֶת) with the article interposed; rock of the divisions; Sela-ham-Machlekoth, a place in Palestine
KJV glosses: Sela-hammalekoth.
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So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.
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