Keraia
Lexicon

סֶ֫לַע

se.laSela
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place4 occurrences3 books4 verses
This is the name of the place Sela: Edomite stronghold captured by King Amaziah of Judah.

Definition

the same as H5553; Sela, the rock-city of Idumaea
Traditional renderings: rock, Sela(-h).

Glossary entries

Sela Joktheel

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

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