Sela — the meaning of the Hebrew name סֶלַע
סֶלַע
Çelaʻ · pronounced seh'-lah · Strong's H5554 · a place
Sela means Sela, the rock-city of Idumaea.
Built from
סֶלַע çelaʻ (the same as, H5553) — a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress) open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
the same as H5553; Sela, the rock-city of Idumaea.
First appearance
2Kgs 14:7 He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day. (KJV)
Every verse that names Sela
3 occurrences in 3 verses — 2 Kings, Isaiah
2Kgs 14:7Isa 16:1Isa 42:11
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