סֶלַע Çelaʻ

Meaning

Sela, the rock-city of Idumaea

In the King James Version: rock, Sela(-h).

Derivation: the same as H5553 (סֶלַע);

Where it is used

• Judges 1:36 And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.
• 2 Kings 14:7 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.
• Isaiah 16:1 Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion.
• Isaiah 42:11 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.