סֶלַע (çelaʻ) — Rock
Hebrew word study: סֶלַע (çelaʻ), Strong's H5553. a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)
KJV translation words: (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
Strong's H5553 is tagged on 58 words in 52 verses across 17 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Numbers 20:8 and last appears in Obadiah 1:3.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 52)
- Numbers 20:8 — הַסֶּלַע — the rock
- Numbers 20:10 — הַסָּלַע — the rock
- Numbers 20:11 — הַסֶּלַע — the rock
- Numbers 24:21 — בַּסֶּלַע — in the rock
- Deuteronomy 32:13 — מִסֶּלַע — from a rock
- Judges 6:20 — הַסֶּלַע — the rock
- Judges 15:8 — סֶלַע — the rock of
- Judges 15:11 — סֶלַע — the rock of
- Judges 15:13 — הַסָּלַע — the rock
- Judges 20:45 — סֶלַע — the rock of
- Judges 20:47 — סֶלַע — the rock of
- Judges 21:13 — בְּסֶלַע — were at the rock of
- 1 Samuel 13:6 — וּבַסְּלָעִים — and in the cliffs
- 1 Samuel 14:4 — הַסֶּלַע — the rock
- 1 Samuel 23:25 — הַסֶּלַע — the rock
- 2 Samuel 22:2 — סַלְעִי — is rock my
- 1 Kings 19:11 — סְלָעִים — rocks
- 2 Chronicles 25:12 — הַסָּלַע — the cliff
- Nehemiah 9:15 — מִסֶּלַע — from a rock
- Job 39:1 — סָלַע — rock
- Job 39:28 — סֶלַע — a rock
- Psalms 18:2 — סַלְעִי — is rock my
- Psalms 31:3 — סַלְעִי — are rock my
- Psalms 40:2 — סֶלַע — a rock
- Psalms 42:9 — סַלְעִי — rock my
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H5554 סֶלַע (Çelaʻ), H5555 סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת (Çelaʻ ham-machlᵉqôwth), H5556 סׇלְעָם (çolʻâm).
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Frequently asked questions
What does çelaʻ (H5553) mean?
A craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress).
How is H5553 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H5553 as: (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold..
How often does סֶלַע (çelaʻ) appear?
Strong's H5553 is tagged on 58 words in 52 verses across 17 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Numbers 20:8 and last appears in Obadiah 1:3.
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