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Strong H55412 sensesסָלָה

to reject · to weigh

Transliteration
sâlâh
Pronunciation
saw-law'

The 2 senses of Strong H5541

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H5541 appears in 4 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. to rejectH5541Ato make light of, toss aside2 verses · Psalms, Lamentations
  2. to weighH5541Bto weigh, balance2 verses · Job

General definition

A primitive root; to hang {up} that {is} {weigh } or (figuratively) contemn: - tread down (under {foot}) value.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • foot1
  • trodden1
  • value1
  • valued1

First verses

  1. Job 28:16
    It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
  2. Job 28:19
    The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
  3. Psalms 119:118
    Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
  4. Lamentations 1:15
    The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.