Midvash

סָלָהçâlâh

סָלָה: make light of, toss aside

Pronunciation: saw-law' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5541

Meanings

Qal: thou dost make light of (Psalms 119:118)

Pi`el: hath flouted at (Lamentations 1:15)

סָלָה: weigh, balance, || form of סָלָא

Pu`al: be weighed against, (estimated in) (Job 28:16; Job 28:19)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Job 28:16 It’s worth more than all the gold of Ophir, greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
  • Job 28:19 Precious peridot from Ethiopia cannot be exchanged for it. It’s worth more than the purest gold.
  • Psalms 119:118 But you have rejected all who stray from your decrees. They are only fooling themselves.
  • Lamentations 1:15 “The Lord has treated my mighty men with contempt. At his command a great army has come to crush my young warriors. The Lord has trampled his beloved city like grapes are trampled in a winepress.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).