Selah definition
A Hebrew word of unknown meaning at the end of verses in the Psalms: perhaps a musical direction, but traditionally interpreted as a blessing meaning “forever”
noun
Used to conclude a verse in the Psalms.
interjection
Selah is defined as a Hebrew word that has been found at the ending of verses in Psalms and has been interpreted as an instruction calling for a break in the singing of the Psalm or it may mean "forever."
An example of Selah is seeing the term used seventy-one times in the Psalms in the Hebrew Bible.
interjection
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A female given name derived from the biblical interjection (possibly mistaken for a name) .
pronoun
Origin of selah
- Hebrew selâ
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Classical Hebrew סֶֽלָה (selāh)
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