H6766 H6766
Zelzah, a location in Benjamin
This place name appears in 1 Samuel 10:2, where Samuel tells Saul he will meet two men 'at Zelzah on Benjamin's border' by Rachel's tomb. However, the text is likely corrupt—scholars note the location is uncertain, and some propose reading 'from Zelah' (another Benjamin town) instead. The Septuagint offers variant readings. Despite textual difficulties, the narrative presents it as a landmark Saul would recognize near Rachel's burial site.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A place name in Benjamin mentioned in 1 Samuel 10:2, where Samuel predicts Saul will encounter two men near Rachel's tomb. The location is uncertain—scholars note probable textual corruption, with suggestions to read 'from Zelah' (cf. 2 Samuel 21:14) instead. The name functions in Samuel's prophetic sign to Saul, marking a specific location along his journey home after anointing, though its exact identification remains disputed. 1×
AR["فِي-صَلْصَح"]·ben["সেলসহে"]·DE["bei-Zelzah"]·EN["at-Zelzah"]·FR["à-Zelzah"]·heb["בְּ-צֶלְצַח"]·HI["सेलसह-में"]·ID["di-Zelzah"]·IT["a-Zelzah"]·jav["wonten-ing-Zèlzah"]·KO["쎄사하에서"]·PT["em-Tseltsach"]·RU["в-Цельцахе"]·ES["en-Tzeltzaéj"]·SW["katika-Selsahi"]·TR["Tseltsah-ta"]·urd["صلصح-میں"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† צֶלְצַח n.pr.loc. in Benj. 1 S 10:2 (si vera l.; prob. crpt. (Dr); HPS conj. מִצֵּלַע, cf. 2 S 21:14).