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Selah-Hammahlekoth
Holman Bible Dictionary
(ssee' luh-huhm mah' lih kahth) Place name meaning, “rock of hiding, haunt, refuge.” David's hiding place in the wilderness of Maon while Saul pursued him (1 Samuel 23:28 ). Modern translations often translate the name rather than transliterate it: “Dividing Rock” (REB), “Rock of Escape” (NRSV, NAS).
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Selah-Hammahlekoth'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/s/selah-hammahlekoth.html. 1991.