סָלָה

çâlâh

saw-law'

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

Root a primitive root;

King James renders it tread down (under foot), value.

Strong's H5541

Written up selah - the word, said aloud, and where it comes from

4 verses

Job 28:16

It cannot be valued 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 with pure gold.

Psalms 119:118

Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.

Lamentations 1:15

The LORD hath trodden under foot 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.

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