Question: what is the meaning of petra in the bible?
Answer: +3. Sela (Hebrew: סֶּלַע‎, transliteration Sela‛, meaning rock; Arabic: السلع‎, es-Sela‛; Greek: πέτρα, 'Petra'; Latin: petra) is a geographical name encountered several times in the Hebrew Bible. Since, when used with article, it simply translates to "the rock", it is unreasonable to connect it to just one location.