se.la is a proper place name, named as a captured site, a point of departure, and a place with inhabitants.

The term is consistently used as a proper place name: it is captured and renamed in 2 Kings 14:7, marks the origin of a sending in Isaiah 16:1, and has inhabitants who sing in Isaiah 42:11.

1. Proper place name in narrative and address · dominant

   Each occurrence is tagged as a proper noun. In 2 Kings 14:7 the APB renders the clause "captured Sela in battle" and says that it was given another name; in Isaiah 16:1 it renders a sending "from Sela in the wilderness," while Isaiah 42:11 names its inhabitants among those called to sing.

   2 Kings 14:7Isaiah 16:1Isaiah 42:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as "Sela" in all three verses: as a captured location, a point "in the wilderness," and a place with inhabitants. These clauses show the term's place-name use rather than assigning a separate English definition.