Bible Names

Silla: meaning of the name

Silla means “exalting.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

Silla in Hebrew and Greek

סִלָּא H5538

Çillâʼ (sil-law') — Silla, a place in Jerusalem

from H5549 (סָלַל); an embankment;

Places named Silla

Silla in Scripture

“Silla” appears in 1 verse of the King James Version.

  • 2 Kings 12:20

    And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.