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selaʿ סֶ֫לַע ‘Sela’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as selaʿ סֶ֫לַע ‘crag’
Roots: סלע

selaʿ pr n loc
Sela = "the rock"
1) a place in Edom
 1a) perhaps an early name for 'Petra'

Mentioned in 2 Kings 14:7 Isaiah 16:1, 42:11

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