סֶלַע

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H5553

Transliteration: çelaʻ

Pronunciation: seh'-lah

Definition: rock

Original: סלע

Transliteration: sela‛

Phonetic: seh'-lah

BDB Definition:

crag, cliff, rock
1. crag, cliff
2. as stronghold of Jehovah, of security (figuratively)

Origin: from an unused root meaning to be lofty

TWOT entry: 1508a