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Salcah; Salchah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(moving). A city in Bashan which fell to Manasseh. Now Sulkhad (Deut. 3:10¹⁰All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. (Deuteronomy 3:10); Josh. 12:5; 13:11⁵And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. (Joshua 12:5)
¹¹And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah; (Joshua 13:11); 1 Chron. 5:11¹¹And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah: (1 Chronicles 5:11)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

City and district on the border of Bashan allotted to Gad (Deut. 3:10¹⁰All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. (Deuteronomy 3:10); Josh. 12:5⁵And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. (Joshua 12:5); Josh. 13:11¹¹And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah; (Joshua 13:11); 1 Chron. 5:11¹¹And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah: (1 Chronicles 5:11)). The city is identified with Salkhad, 32° 32' N, 36° 40' E.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5548 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Calkah

Phonic:

sal-kaw’

Meaning:

from an unused root. meaning to walk; walking; Salcah, a place East of the Jordan

KJV Usage:

Salcah, Salchah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

he lifted up the blind: straitened basket

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Lifting up; moving along; firmly bound:―a city of Bashan [SALCAH], Deut. 3:10. {Levans}