- selah
- interjection Etymology: Hebrew selāh Date: circa 1530 — a term of uncertain meaning found in the Hebrew text of the Psalms and Habakkuk carried over untranslated into some English versions
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Selah — (Hebrew: סלה) may be the most difficult word in the Hebrew Bible to translate. Selah is probably either a liturgico musical mark or an instruction on the reading of the text, something like stop and listen . The Psalms were sung accompanied by… … Wikipedia
Selah — Selah, WA U.S. city in Washington Population (2000): 6310 Housing Units (2000): 2408 Land area (2000): 4.369241 sq. miles (11.316282 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.057074 sq. miles (0.147820 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.426315 sq. miles (11.464102… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Selah, WA — U.S. city in Washington Population (2000): 6310 Housing Units (2000): 2408 Land area (2000): 4.369241 sq. miles (11.316282 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.057074 sq. miles (0.147820 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.426315 sq. miles (11.464102 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Selah — Se lah, n. [Heb. sel[=a]h.] (Script.) A word of doubtful meaning, occuring frequently in the Psalms; by some, supposed to signify silence or a pause in the musical performance of the song. [1913 Webster] Beyond the fact that Selah is a musical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Selah — Selah, gebirgige Landschaft im inneren Afrika, von Waday abhängig … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
SELAH — vox Hebraica, quae septuaginta tribus vicibus in Psalmis, ac semel in Prophetia Habacuc occurrens, quibusdam in aeternum, aliis idem quod Amen notat. Nonnullis pausae et quietis, vel elationis vocis signum, Rabbi Abraham Musica nota fuit, ut et… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
selah — 1520s, Hebrew word occurring frequently at the end of verse in Psalter. Supposed to be a liturgical direction, perhaps meaning pause, or perhaps a musical direction to raise the voice (Cf. Heb. base s l l to raise, lift ) … Etymology dictionary
selah — [sē′lə, sē′lä΄; se lä′] n. [Heb sela] 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” … English World dictionary
Selah — 1 Original name in latin Selah Name in other language Gokce, Gke, Selah, Selakh, Selh State code TR Continent/City Europe/Istanbul longitude 37.205 latitude 40.69444 altitude 520 Population 4729 Date 2012 01 18 2 Original name in latin Selah Name … Cities with a population over 1000 database
Selah — Sela auf einem Tympanon der Nikolaikirche in Stralsund Mit Sela (hebr. סֶלָה) wird ein öfter wiederkehrendes Tonzeichen in den Psalmen bezeichnet. Es wird interpretiert als Angabe eines Ruhepunktes im Gesang, bzw. als Schlusszeichen einer Strophe … Deutsch Wikipedia
