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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5541 - סָלָה

Transliteration

çâlâh

Phonetics

saw-law'

Root Word (Etymology)

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

Verb

TWOT

1502,1503

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to make light of, toss aside

1a) (Qal) to make light of

1b) (Piel) to flout, reject

2) to weigh, balance

2a) (Pual) to be weighed

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1808 ‑ ἐξαίρω (ex‑ah'ee‑ro);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (4)

Job 2

Psalms 1

Lamentations 1

HCS (0)

HCS (4)

Job 2

Psalms 1

Lamentations 1

BSB (4)

Job 2

Psalms 1

Lamentations 1

ESV (4)

Job 2

Psalms 1

Lamentations 1

WEB (4)

Job 2

Psalms 1

Lamentations 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1334) l x (סל SL) AC: Lift CO: Basket AB: Compare

A) l x (סל SL) AC: ? CO: Basket AB: ?: Carried by lifting it up on the head.

N^m) l x (סל SL) - Basket: KJV (15): basket - Strongs: H5536 (סַל)

l^f1) e l x l x (סלסלה SLSLH) - Basket: KJV (1): basket - Strongs: H5552 (סַלְסִלָּה)

B) l l x (סלל SLL) AC: Lift CO: High AB: ?

V) l l x (סלל SLL) - Lift: KJV (12): (vf: Paal, Pilpel) cast, raise, exalt, extol, plain - Strongs: H5549 (סָלַל)

g^f1) e l l f x (סוללה SWLLH) - Bank: A raised mound of soil for defenses. KJV (11): mount, bank - Strongs: H5550 (סוֹלְלָה)

ad^m) l f l x m (מסלול MSLWL) - Highway: A road constructed above the surrounding area. KJV (1): highway - Strongs: H4547 (מַסְלוּל)

E) a l x (סלא SLA) AC: Compare CO: ? AB: ?: [Unknown connection to root]

V) a l x (סלא SLA) - Compare: KJV (1): (vf: Pual, Participle) comparable - Strongs: H5537 (סָלָא)

H) e l x (סלה SLH) AC: Lift CO: ? AB: ?

V) e l x (סלה SLH) - Lift: To lift up as something of value or to be thrown away. KJV (4): (vf: Paal, Pual, Piel) value, trodden - Strongs: H5541 (סָלָה)

N^m) e l x (סלה SLH) - Selah: A musical term possibly a lifting of the sound. KJV (74): selah - Strongs: H5542 (סֶלָה)

J) l f x (סול SWL) AC: ? CO: Ladder AB: ?

N^f2 ) t l f x (סולת SWLT) - Flour: [Unknown connection to root] KJV (53): flour - Strongs: H5560 (סֹלֶת)

p^m) m l f x (סולמ SWLM) - Ladder: Used to raise up. KJV (1): ladder - Strongs: H5551 (סֻלָּם)

K) f l x (סלו SLW) AC: Fly CO: ? AB: ?

N^f ) f l x (סלו SLW) - Quail: A bird that lifts up quickly. [df: wlV wylV] KJV (4): quail - Strongs: H7958 (שְׂלָיו)

M) l i x (סיל SYL) AC: Lift CO: Thorn AB: ?

j^m ) n f l i x (סילונ SYLWN) - Thorn: [Unknown connection to root] KJV (2): brier, thorn - Strongs: H5544 (סַלּוֹן)

k^f1) e l i x m (מסילה MSYLH) - Highway: A road constructed above the surrounding area. KJV (27): highway, causeway, path, way, course, terrace - Strongs: H4546 (מְסִלָּה)

Adopted Roots:

A2460 L b x (Carry, Burden)
A2481 D l x (Lift)
A2482 H l x (Forgive)
A2483 M l x (Garment)
A2484 O l x (High, Cliff)
A2486 Q l x (Ascend)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. [סָלָה] verb make light of, toss aside (compare Assyrian salû, throw off, shake off (yoke) Dl⁵⁰⁰; Arabic

is be forgetful, neglectful Lane¹⁴¹⁷; Aramaic סְלָא despise,

reject); —

Qal Perfect 2 masculine singular סָלִיתָ Psalm 119:118 thou dost make light of all those that err from thy statutes. — compare also סַלּוֺן below

Pi`el intensive Perfect 3 masculine singular סִלָּה Lamentations 1:15 Adonay hath flouted at my mighty ones.

II. [סָלָה] verb weigh, balance ("" form of סָלָא q.v); —

Pu`al Imperfect 3 feminine singular לֹאתְֿסֻלֶּה בְּכֶתֶם Job 28:16 it cannot be weighed against (estimated in) gold of Ophir, compare Job 28:19.

סֶ֫לָה see סלל below

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

סָלָה i.q. סָלָא and סָלַל to lift up. Whence

(1) To suspend a balance, to weigh, see Pual.

(2) Like the Latin elevavit, i.e. contemsit, to despise (as light things are of small importance and value, heavy things of much), Psalms 119:118. (Chald. and Syr. id.)

Piel, i.q. Kal No. 2, Lamentations 1:15.

Pual, pass. of Kal No. 1, Job 28:16 used of wisdom, לֹא תְסֻלֶּה בְּכֶתֶם אוֹפִיר “it cannot be weighed with gold of Ophir,” it cannot be bought with gold.

II. סָלָה perhaps i.q. שָׁלָה (ס and שׁ being interchanged), to be quiet, to be silent. Hence

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List of Word Forms

סִלָּ֨ה סָ֭לִיתָ סלה סלית תְ֭סֻלֶּה תְסֻלֶּֽה׃ תסלה תסלה׃ sā·lî·ṯā Salita sālîṯā sil·lāh silLah sillāh ṯə·sul·leh Tesulleh ṯəsulleh