King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H5541
Transliteration: calah
Phonetic Spelling: (saw-law')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to make light of, toss aside
Meaning: to make light of, toss aside
Word Summary
calah: to make light of, toss aside
Original Word: סָלָהTransliteration: calah
Phonetic Spelling: (saw-law')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to make light of, toss aside
Meaning: to make light of, toss aside
Strong's Concordance
tread down under foot, value A primitive root; to hang up, i.e. Weigh, or (figuratively) contemn -- tread down (under foot), value.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H5541. calah
I. [סָלָה] verb make light of, toss aside (compare Assyrian salû, throw off, shake off (yoke) Dl500; Arabic , is be forgetful, neglectful Lane1417; Aramaic סְלָא despise, reject); —
Qal Perfect2masculine singular סָלִיתָ Psalm 119:118 thou dost make light of all those that err from thy statutes. — compare also סַלּוֺן below
Pi`el intensive Perfect3masculine singular סִלָּה Lamentations 1:15 Adonay hath flouted at my mighty ones.
II. [סָלָה] verb weigh, balance ("" form of סָלָא q.v); —
Pu`al Imperfect3feminine singular בְּכֶתֶם לֹאתְֿסֻלֶּה Job 28:16 it cannot be weighed against (estimated in) gold of Ophir, compare 28:19.
סֶ֫לָה see סלל below