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Type Settlement
Usage Biblical
Scripts סֶלַע(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. SEE-lə(English)

Meaning & History

Means "rock" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a city, the capital of Edom. In the Greek and Latin Old Testament the name is translated as Petra, though it may be distinct from the Nabataean city.