סָלָה
çâlâh · saw-law'
to hang up, i.e. weigh, or (figuratively) contemn
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to hang up, i.e. weigh, or (figuratively) contemn
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: tread down (under foot), value.
Letters
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to support and uphold › authority, the one who leads › to reveal, behold
To support and uphold of authority, the one who leads that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of סָלָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- it cannot be valued1 · 25%
- it, neither shall it be valued1 · 25%
- thou hast trodden down1 · 25%
- hath trodden under foot1 · 25%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.