- Original: סלע המּחלקות - Transliteration: Cela` ham-machl@qowth - Phonetic: seh'-lah ham-makh-lek-oth' - Definition: Sela-hammahlekoth = the cliff of escapes or the cliff of divisions 1. a rock or cliff in the wilderness of Maon, southeast of hebron, the scene of an escape of David from Saul - Origin: from H5553 and the pl. of H4256 with the article interposed - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location - Strong's: From H5553 and the plural of H4256 with the article interposed; rock of the divisions; Sela ham Machlekoth a place in Palestine: - Sela-hammalekoth.