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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H5553 - Rock

Strong's No.:H5553

Hebrew:סֶלַע

Transliteration:çelaʻ

Phonetic:seh'-lah

Word Origin:From an unused root meaning to be lofty

Bible Usage:(ragged) {rock} stone ({-ny}) strong hold.

Part of Speech:Noun Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

a craggy {rock} literally or figuratively (a fortress)


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. crag, cliff, rock

a. crag, cliff

b. as stronghold of Jehovah, of security (fig.)


Bible References:
Rock

Translation
Occurrences:
rock ( 42 )
rocks ( 10 )
stones ( 1 )
stony ( 1 )
strong hold ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.