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H5541 סָלָה (çâlâh) saw-law'

Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

to hang up, i.e. weigh, or (figuratively) contemn

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: tread down (under foot), value.

TWOT Reference: 1502,1503

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) to make light of, toss aside
1a) (Qal) to make light of
1b) (Piel) to flout, reject
2) to weigh, balance
2a) (Pual) to be weighed

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

סָלָה (sa.lah) — to reject. 1) to make light of, toss aside 1a) (Qal) to make light of 1b) (Piel) to flout, reject

סָלָה (sa.lah) — to weigh. 1) to weigh, balance 1a) (Pual) to be weighed

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb

Unwilling | verb qal, verb pi

to reject exact meaning unknown, probably: = state in which deities are unwilling to come to the aid of certain people

PSA 119:118 · LAM 1:15

verb

Estimate | verb pu'al

to be valued = process by which the value of an object is determined, often in comparison with other valuable objects

JOB 28:16 · JOB 28:19 · LAM 4:2

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[סָלָה] vb. make light of, toss aside Qal thou dost make light of all those that err from thy statutes.

Pi. intens. Adonay hath flouted at my mighty ones.

base

[סָלָה] vb. weigh, balance;—Pu. base

Bible Occurrences (4)

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