2120. zocheleth
Lexicon
zocheleth: Serpent's Stone

Original Word: זֹחֶלֶת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Zocheleth
Pronunciation: zoh-KHEH-leth
Phonetic Spelling: (zo-kheh'-leth)
Definition: Serpent's Stone
Meaning: Zocheleth

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Zoheleth

Feminine active participle of zachal; crawling (i.e. Serpent); Zocheleth, a boundary stone in. Palestine -- Zoheleth.

see HEBREW zachal

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
fem. active participle of zachal
Definition
a crawling thing, serpent
NASB Translation
Zoheleth (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
זֹחֶ֫לֶת noun feminine meaning dubious; perhaps crawling thing, serpent (WeSkizzen iii. 171 cites Arabic Zu—al = Saturn, in connection with 1 Kings 1:9; compare Lane & Wetzst in DeHiob 2, 428 on view that Zu—al = he who withdraws, because of planet Saturn's remoteness) — only with article, in designated location עִם אֶבֶן הַזֹּחֶלֶת 1 Kings 1:9 (compare אֶבֶן near the end)

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root זָחַל (zachal), meaning "to crawl" or "to flow."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Zocheleth, as it is a unique proper noun specific to the Hebrew Bible and does not have a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament texts.

Usage: Zocheleth is used as a geographical name in the Hebrew Bible, specifically in the context of a significant event during the reign of King David.

Context: Zocheleth is mentioned in 1 Kings 1:9, where it is described as a stone near En-rogel. It is the location where Adonijah, the son of King David, held a feast to declare himself king. This event occurred during the time when King David was old and bedridden, and it was part of Adonijah's attempt to usurp the throne from Solomon, David's chosen successor. The stone of Zocheleth, therefore, holds historical significance as a site of political intrigue and ambition. The name "Zocheleth" itself suggests imagery of something that crawls or flows, possibly alluding to the stone's shape or the nature of the surrounding terrain.

Forms and Transliterations
הַזֹּחֶ֔לֶת הזחלת haz·zō·ḥe·leṯ hazzoChelet hazzōḥeleṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Kings 1:9
HEB: עִ֚ם אֶ֣בֶן הַזֹּחֶ֔לֶת אֲשֶׁר־ אֵ֖צֶל
NAS: by the stone of Zoheleth, which
KJV: by the stone of Zoheleth, which [is] by
INT: by the stone of Zoheleth which is beside

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 2120
1 Occurrence


haz·zō·ḥe·leṯ — 1 Occ.















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