Berean Strong's Lexicon Sela: Rock, cliff Original Word: סֶלַע Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to be lofty Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Judges 15:8: "Then he went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam." - 2 Samuel 22:2: "He said: 'The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.'" - Psalm 18:2: "The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold." 10. Corresponding Strong's Greek Entries: - G4073: πέτρα (petra) - rock, cliff - G3037: λίθος (lithos) - stone Usage: The Hebrew word "Sela" primarily refers to a rock or cliff, often used to describe a high, rocky place or a fortress-like structure. Cultural and Historical Background: It conveys the idea of strength, stability, and protection. In the biblical context, "Sela" is sometimes used metaphorically to describe God as a refuge or stronghold for His people. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as sela Definition a city in Edom NASB Translation Sela (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs II. סֶ֫לַע proper name, of a location in Edom, ׳מֵהַהַסּ Judges 1:36 (strike out מֵ, compare GFM); ׳הַסּ captured in war 2 Kings 14:7 (and called יָקְתְאֵל); ׳מִסּ Isaiah 16:1; site dubious; old identification with Petra denied, plausibly, by BuhlEdom GFMJu, 36 (who thinks of an actual cliff), but held Benz2Kings 14:7 BdPal (1898), 206; ᵐ5 (ἡ)πέτρα. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance rock, Selah The same as cela'; Sela, the rock-city of Idumaea -- rock, Sela(-h). see HEBREW cela' Forms and Transliterations הַסֶּ֖לַע הסלע מִסֶּ֣לַע מסלע סֶ֔לַע סלע has·se·la‘ hasSela hassela‘ mis·se·la‘ misSela missela‘ se·la‘ Sela sela‘Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 2 Kings 14:7 HEB: וְתָפַ֥שׂ אֶת־ הַסֶּ֖לַע בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיִּקְרָ֤א NAS: 10000and took Sela by war, and named KJV: and took Selah by war, INT: thousand and took Sela war and called Isaiah 16:1 Isaiah 42:11 3 Occurrences |
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