Strong H5554סֶ֫לַע
Sela
- Transliteration
- sela‛
- Pronunciation
- seh'-lah
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
The same as H5553; {Sela} the rock city of Idumaea: - {rock} Sela (-h).
Meaning of the name
Sela = "the rock"
Detailed definition
Sela, also known as rock or Joktheel, was an Edomite stronghold captured by King Amaziah of Judah (2 Ki. 14:7; 2 Chr. 25:12; Isa. 16:1; 42:11; Judg. 1:36).
In the biblical story
Sela
Edomite stronghold captured by King Amaziah of Judah
Sela, also known as rock or Joktheel, was an Edomite stronghold captured by King Amaziah of Judah (2 Ki. 14:7; 2 Chr. 25:12; Isa. 16:1; 42:11; Judg. 1:36).
In the Bible
Strong H5554 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- sela1
- selah1
First verses
- 2 Kings 14:7He 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.
- Isaiah 16:1Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.