Strong’s H5553
סֶלַע — çelaʻ
סֶלַע (çelaʻ, Strong’s H5553) means: a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress).
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)
- H5553
- /seh'-lah/
- 59× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- çelaʻ
- Pronunciation
- seh'-lah
- Occurrences
- 59
Meaning
- Hebrew
- סֶלַע
- Definition
- a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)
- Derivation
- from an unused root meaning to be lofty;
- King James Version renders it as
- (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
Words derived from çelaʻ
- סֶלַע ÇelaʻH5554 · Sela · 3×
- סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת Çelaʻ ham-machlᵉqôwthH5555 · Sela-ham-Machlekoth · 2×
- סׇלְעָם çolʻâmH5556 · a kind of locust · 1×
Where it appears
The first verses that use çelaʻ (59 times in all).
Sources
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