How do you pronounce Selah in Bible?
How do you pronounce Selah and what does it mean?
[ see-luh, sel-uh ] SHOW IPA.
What does Selah in the Bible mean?
Selah (/ˈsiːlə(h)/; סֶלָה, also transliterated as selāh) is a word used 74 times in the Hebrew Bible—seventy-one times in the Psalms and three times in the Book of Habakkuk. Alternatively, selah may mean “forever,” as it does in some places in the liturgy (notably the second to last blessing of the Amidah).
What does name Selah mean?
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.”