Zoheleth — the meaning of the Hebrew name זֹחֶלֶת

זֹחֶלֶת

Zôcheleth · pronounced zo-kheh'-leth · Strong's H2120 · a woman

Zoheleth means crawling (i.e. serpent).

Built from

זָחַל zâchal (active participle of, H2119) — to crawl open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

feminine active participle of H2119; crawling (i.e. serpent); Zocheleth, a boundary stone in. Palestine.

First appearance

1Kgs 1:9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En–rogel, and called all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants: (KJV)

Every verse that names Zoheleth

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Kings

1Kgs 1:9

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