Strong’s definition
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)
KJV gloss list in the source
(ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
Source pronunciation notation: seh'-lah
Derivation recorded by Strong
from an unused root meaning to be lofty;
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