Strong's Number H5553

סֶלַע

cela` · seh'-lah

Transliteration:

cela`{seh'-lah}

Word Origin:

from an unused root meaning to be lofty

TWOT:

1508a

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)

Usage in the KJV:

rock 57, strong hold 1, stones 1, stony 1

Total: 60
Occurs 58 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

crag, cliff, rock
1. crag, cliff
2. as stronghold of Jehovah, of security (fig.)