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selah

[ see-luh, sel-uh ]

noun

  1. an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.


selah

/ ˈsiːlə /

noun

  1. a Hebrew word of unknown meaning occurring in the Old Testament psalms, and thought to be a musical direction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of selah1

First recorded in 1520–30, selah is from the Hebrew word selāh
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Word History and Origins

Origin of selah1

C16: from Hebrew
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Example Sentences

As Selah talks to Mora, the two embark on a kind of intertextual journey.

He was a very busy man, de Psalmist—writin' down hymns all day, sharpen'n' his lead-pencil, bossin' 'roun' de choir—callin' Selah!

But—'here comes the Selah and the voice is hushed'—I will speak of other things.

In this view, the word selah directs a repetition of the air or song from the commencement, to the parts where it is placed.

Herder held that selah denoted a swell, or a change in the rapidity of the movement, or in the key.

Afterwards, the Methodist brother learned that he had entertained a Baptist unawares—Selah.

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