Strong's Lexicon
Sela: Rock, cliff
Original Word:סֶלַע
Part of Speech:Proper Name Location
Transliteration:Cela`
Pronunciation:seh'-lah
Phonetic Spelling:(seh'-lah)
Definition:Rock, cliff
Meaning:Sela
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
selaDefinitiona city in Edom
NASB TranslationSela (3).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. ,
Judges 1:36 (strike out , compare GFM); captured in war
2 Kings 14:7 (and called );
Isaiah 16:1; site dubious; old identification with
Petra denied, plausibly, by Buhl
Edom GFM
Ju, 36 (who thinks of an actual
cliff), but held Benz
2Kings 14:7 Bd
Pal (1898), 206; ().
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
rock, Selah
The same ascela'; Sela, the rock-city of Idumaea -- rock, Sela(-h).
see HEBREWcela'
Forms and Transliterations
הַסֶּ֖לַע הסלע מִסֶּ֣לַע מסלע סֶ֔לַע סלע has·se·la‘ hasSela hassela‘ mis·se·la‘ misSela missela‘ se·la‘ Sela sela‘
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