§ Sela = "the rock" a place in Edom perhaps an early name for 'Petra'
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H5554 — סֶ֫לַע
se.la · Sela · Hebrew/Aramaic
4 tagged verse occurrences
Judges 1:36 · מֵהַסֶּ֖לַעAnd the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.2 Kings 14:7 · הַסֶּ֖לַעHe slew of Edom in the Valley of Salt ten thousand, and took Sela by war, and called the name of it Joktheel, unto this day.Isaiah 16:1 · מִסֶּ֣לַעSend ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.Isaiah 42:11 · סֶ֔לַעLet the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit; let the inhabitants of Sela sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.