Selah
סֶ֫לָהStrong’s H5542selah (se-lah)
Appears in 74 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Selah is the Hebrew word usually translated “selah”. It appears in 74 verses of the Old Testament.
“Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.”
Meaning
- § 1) to lift up, exalt
How it's translated
- selah 74
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 71
- Habakkuk 3
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Psalms 3:4I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
- Psalms 3:8Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
- Psalms 4:2O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.
- Psalms 4:4Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
- Psalms 7:5Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
- Psalms 9:16The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
All 74 verses, by book
- Psalms 71
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Hebrew dictionary
סֶ֫לָה selah · Selah
§ 1) to lift up, exalt 1a) Selah 1a1) a technical musical term probably showing accentuation, pause, interruption
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.