Original Language Studio
Psalms 119:118
“Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
סָלָהçâlâh · saw-law'
H5541 · Hebrew
H5541 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to hang up, i.e. weigh, or (figuratively) contemn
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- tread down (under foot), value.
- Grammar
- סָ֭לִיתָ — verb Qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 4 times in the Hebrew Bible.Job 28:16Job 28:19Lamentations 1:15
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read סָלָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.