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Zoheleth

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(serpent). A stone or rock by Enrogel, where Adonijah slew “sheep, oxen, and fat cattle” (1 Kings 1:9⁹And 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: (1 Kings 1:9)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

“The Stone” by En-rogel, near Jerusalem, where Adonijah made a feast when he sought to be king (1 Kings 1:9⁹And 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: (1 Kings 1:9)). It has been identified with a projecting rock, called Zahweileh.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

2120 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Zocheleth

Phonic:

zo-kheh’-leth

Meaning:

feminine active participle of 2119; crawling (i.e. serpent); Zocheleth, a boundary stone in. Palestine

KJV Usage:

Zoheleth

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

the serpentine (one): the crawling thing Zo’heth, releasing

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Smooth; serpent; crawling; drawing:―a boundary stone in Palestine, 1 Kings 1:9. {Levis}