סֶלַע
sela · Sela
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5554 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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sela (סֶלַע) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Sela”.
The name of a city of Edom built among crags; it means "the Rock" (2 Kings 14:7; Isaiah 16:1). Amaziah took it and called it Joktheel. With the article, the same word is the common noun "the rock."
How to say it
se·la
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- 2 Kings 14:7
He struck Edom in the Valley of Salt, ten thousand, and seized Sela in battle, and called its name Joktheel, to this day.
- Isaiah 16:1
Send the lamb of the ruler of the land from Sela toward the wilderness to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.
- Isaiah 42:11
Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice, the villages where Kedar dwells; let the inhabitants of Sela shout for joy; from the top of the mountains let them cry out.