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se.la H5554

סֶ֫לַע (se.la) means “Sela” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

סֶ֫לַע Hebrew · H5554 4 tagged occurrences in 4 verses

Pronunciation guide: seh'-lah Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H5554

סֶ֫לַע · se.la · Sela

§ Sela = "the rock" a place in Edom perhaps an early name for 'Petra'

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

the same as H5553 (סֶלַע); Sela, the rock-city of Idumaea

KJV glosses: rock, Sela(-h).

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How translators render H5554

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
from sela 1
of sela 1
sela 1
to sela 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
from sela 1
selah 1

Verses containing H5554

Page 1 of 1. 4 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Judges 1:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.

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  2. 2 Kings 14:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.

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  3. Isaiah 16:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion.

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  4. Isaiah 42:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops.

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Sources and text

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