Strongs Number: H5553
- Hebrew Word
- סֶלַע
- Transliteration
- çelaʻ
- Phonetic
- seh'-lah
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
a craggy {rock} literally or figuratively (a fortress)
- BDB Definition
-
1. crag, cliff, rock
a. crag, cliff
b. as stronghold of Jehovah, of security (fig.)
- Origin
- From an unused root meaning to be lofty
- Bible Usage
- (ragged) {rock} stone ({-ny}) strong hold.