Çâlâh — H5541

Definition

verb

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

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

Usually translated as

tread down, value

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• exaírō (G1808)

Occurrences

Çâlâh occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (2), Psalms (1), Lamentations (1)

• Job 28:16 — It cannot be valued (תְ֭סֻלֶּה) with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
• Job 28:19 — The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued (תְסֻלֶּֽה) with pure gold.
• Psalms 119:118 — Thou hast trodden down (סָ֭לִיתָ) all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
• Lamentations 1:15 — The Lord hath trodden under foot (סִלָּ֨ה) all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.