He slew
nakah (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
of Edom
'Edom (ed-ome')
red (see Gen. 25:25); Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him -- Edom, Edomites, Idumea.
in the valley
gay' (gah'-ee)
a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent) -- valley.
of salt
melach (meh'-lakh)
powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved -- salt(-pit).
ten
`eser (eh'ser)
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) -- ten, (fif-, seven-)teen.
thousand
'eleph (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
and took
taphas (taw-fas')
to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
Selah
Cela` (seh'-lah)
Sela, the rock-city of Idumaea -- rock, Sela(-h).
by war
milchamah (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
and called
qara' (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
the name
shem (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
of it Joktheel
Yoqth'el (yok-theh-ale')
veneration of God; Joktheel, the name of a place in Palestine, and of one in Idumaea -- Joktheel.
unto this day
yowm (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
