sela
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sela¹
noun
- plural of selo
Sela²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew סֶּלַע (Sela‛, “rock”); compare Arabic السَّلَع (as-salaʕ).
proper noun Selah
- The capital of Edom, near Mount Hor; also known as Joktheel and Petra. Selah, the capital of Idumea, built on an elevated plain, was situated in a deep valley, the entrance to which is by a lengthened defile, in some places not more than eight feet wide, which, in some parts, rising from 400 to 700 feet, nearly meet over head, about ninety miles to the south-east of Je
- A village in modern-day Jordan near the location of historical Sela.
Talk about this word "sela." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sela. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sela. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sela "sela." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sela.Cite this
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title = {sela},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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