the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Strong's #5541 - סָלָה
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- to make light of, toss aside
- (Qal) to make light of
- (Piel) to flout, reject
- to weigh, balance
- (Pual) to be weighed
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1334) lx (סל SL) AC: Lift CO: Basket AB: Compare
A) lx (סל SL) AC: ? CO: Basket AB: ?: Carried by lifting it up on the head.
Nm) lx (סל SL) - Basket: KJV (15): basket - Strongs: H5536 (סַל)
lf1) elxlx (סלסלה SLSLH) - Basket: KJV (1): basket - Strongs: H5552 (סַלְסִלָּה)
B) llx (סלל SLL) AC: Lift CO: High AB: ?
V) llx (סלל SLL) - Lift: KJV (12): (vf: Paal, Pilpel) cast, raise, exalt, extol, plain - Strongs: H5549 (סָלַל)
gf1) ellfx (סוללה SWLLH) - Bank: A raised mound of soil for defenses. KJV (11): mount, bank - Strongs: H5550 (סוֹלְלָה)
adm) lflxm (מסלול MSLWL) - Highway: A road constructed above the surrounding area. KJV (1): highway - Strongs: H4547 (מַסְלוּל)
E) alx (סלא SLA) AC: Compare CO: ? AB: ?: [Unknown connection to root]
V) alx (סלא SLA) - Compare: KJV (1): (vf: Pual, Participle) comparable - Strongs: H5537 (סָלָא)
H) elx (סלה SLH) AC: Lift CO: ? AB: ?
V) elx (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)
Nm) elx (סלה SLH) - Selah: A musical term possibly a lifting of the sound. KJV (74): selah - Strongs: H5542 (סֶלָה)
J) lfx (סול SWL) AC: ? CO: Ladder AB: ?
Nf2 ) tlfx (סולת SWLT) - Flour: [Unknown connection to root] KJV (53): flour - Strongs: H5560 (סֹלֶת)
pm) mlfx (סולמ SWLM) - Ladder: Used to raise up. KJV (1): ladder - Strongs: H5551 (סֻלָּם)
K) flx (סלו SLW) AC: Fly CO: ? AB: ?
Nf ) flx (סלו SLW) - Quail: A bird that lifts up quickly. [df: wlV wylV] KJV (4): quail - Strongs: H7958 (שְׂלָיו)
M) lix (סיל SYL) AC: Lift CO: Thorn AB: ?
jm ) nflix (סילונ SYLWN) - Thorn: [Unknown connection to root] KJV (2): brier, thorn - Strongs: H5544 (סַלּוֹן)
kf1) elixm (מסילה MSYLH) - Highway: A road constructed above the surrounding area. KJV (27): highway, causeway, path, way, course, terrace - Strongs: H4546 (מְסִלָּה)
Adopted Roots:
- A2460 Lbx (Carry, Burden)
- A2481 Dlx (Lift)
- A2482 Hlx (Forgive)
- A2483 Mlx (Garment)
- A2484 Olx (High, Cliff)
- A2486 Qlx (Ascend)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
, 
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
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
