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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SELAH

From Hebrew.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SELAH

selah  [ˈsiːlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELAH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Selah is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SELAH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

selah

Selah

Selah (Hebrew: סֶלָה‎, also transliterated as selāh) is a word used 74 times in the Hebrew Bible – 71 times in the Psalms and three times in Habakkuk – and is a difficult concept to translate. (It should not be confused with the Hebrew word sela‘ (Hebrew: סֶלַע‎) which means "rock.") It is probably either a liturgico-musical mark or an instruction on the reading of the text, something like "stop and listen." Selah can also be used to indicate that there is to be a musical interlude at that point in the Psalm. The Amplified Bible translates selah as "pause, and think of that." It can also be interpreted as a form of underlining in preparation for the next paragraph. The Psalms were sung accompanied by musical instruments and there are references to this in many chapters. Thirty-one of the thirty-nine psalms with the caption "To the choir-master" include the word selah. Selah notes a break in the song and as such is similar in purpose to Amen in that it stresses the importance of the preceding passage.

Definition of selah in the English dictionary

The definition of selah in the dictionary is a Hebrew word of unknown meaning occurring in the Old Testament psalms, and thought to be a musical direction.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELAH


candela
kænˈdiːlə
ceiler
ˈsiːlə
concealer
kənˈsiːlə
dealer
ˈdiːlə
feeler
ˈfiːlə
healer
ˈhiːlə
keeler
ˈkiːlə
mela
ˈmiːlə
mochila
məʊˈtʃiːlə
peeler
ˈpiːlə
sealer
ˈsiːlə
sheila
ˈʃiːlə
spieler
ˈʃpiːlə
stela
ˈstiːlə
tela
ˈtiːlə
tequila
tɪˈkiːlə
two-wheeler
ˌtuːˈwiːlə
Vela
ˈviːlə
velar
ˈviːlə
wheeler
ˈwiːlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELAH

sel
sel-sync
selachian
seladang
selaginella
selamlik
Selangor
Selby
selcouth
seld
Selden
seldom
seldomly
seldomness
seldseen
seldshown
sele
select
select committee
selecta

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELAH

Abdullah
Allah
ayatollah
belah
Beulah
Bismillah
blah
blah blah
Delilah
galah
Hezbollah
Hizbollah
inshallah
kabbalah
lah
mashallah
Methuselah
mullah
Ramallah
wallah

Synonyms and antonyms of selah in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «selah» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELAH

Find out the translation of selah to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of selah from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «selah» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

(细拉)
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

selah
570 millions of speakers

English

selah
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सेला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صلاح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Села
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Selah
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Selah
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sélah
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sela
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シーラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

(셀라)
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Selah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

selah
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சேலா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Selah
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Selah
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Selah
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

села
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Selah
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

selah
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sela
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

selah
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Selah
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of selah

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELAH»

The term «selah» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.760 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELAH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «selah» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «selah» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about selah

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELAH»

Discover the use of selah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to selah and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Selah: Your Moment to Stop, Think, and Step Into Your Future
For any woman at a crossroads, ready for some next step in life--like the pause or "selah" between a melody's first movement and exciting conclusion--Nancie Carmichael brings inspiration, motivation, and know-how.
Nancie Carmichael, 2004
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Selah
Gladys Renae Singletary. Contents m D i i n A kn W| m n Prayer for m Raidgr F rvv r Selah-Qne Selah-TWQ Selah-Three Testimgnialg Pr v r An P r Preface Selah was initiated during moments of stillness in my.
Gladys Renae Singletary, 2010
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Selah
Selah is a touching collection of spiritual poems which gives the reader the opportunity to "Look at God" and know that He is with us.
Donna Warren, 2012
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Selah
Poetry. "With SELAH Joshua Corey joins a generation of exciting first-book poets who apply the fundamental poetic gift of the ear, in new ways.
Joshua Corey, 2003
5
Selah's Bed: A Novel
When her marriage begins crumbling in the wake of her husband's increasing devotion to the church and her own extramarital sexual experimentation, Selah is devastated by her dying grandmother's revelation about a family secret. Reprint.
Jenoyne Adams, 2004
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Selah! Selah!!: (Pause and Think).
Almost every poem in this book is based on true-life events and in almost every poem in this book, there is a song...a story to be told. The words are so simple any reading class could understand them.
Deji Ayoade, 2009
7
Water from Stone: The Story of Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve
But until now, no one has fully told the story of how a man with vision transformed a place—and in doing so, transformed himself.
Jeffrey Greene, 2008
8
Adventures of Selah: The Armor of God
The Adventures of Selah is a book for all the children in your life to read. Selah is an ordinary child who is a vessel for God to do supernatural things through her, if she obeys and always puts on the armor of God.
Dena Fuller, Eugenia Zapata, 2012
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Selah Studies: The Psalms Bible Crossword Puzzles
COMING SOONGOOD NEWS CROSSWORDSBIBLE STUDY CROSSWORD PUZZLESHIGHLIGHTINGMATTHEW, MARK, LUKE AND JOHNThese four chapters of the Bible introduce the New Testament often called the gospels.
Dale Willard, 2011
10
Selah
The word Selah is found many times in the King James Bible seventy one of those times in the book of Psalms. Although the meaning of this word does not seem to be fully known it carries the thought of temporary hesitation or rest, a pause or ...
James A. Osteen Jr., 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELAH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term selah is used in the context of the following news items.
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No chemical leak found after 37 Selah plant employees sent to …
SELAH — Thirty-seven workers at a fruit packaging plant were sent to a local hospital Tuesday after having trouble breathing, but emergency workers could find ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jun 15»
2
Squalicum falls to Selah in 2A state semifinals
The Selah Vikings scored four runs in the last three innings to beat the Squalicum Storm, 6-3, in a 2A state baseball semifinal Friday at Yakima County Stadium ... «KGMI, May 15»
3
Selah woman released from hospital after I-82 crash
ELLENSBURG — A Selah woman and an Oregon man were hurt when a driver fell asleep and struck another vehicle from behind on Interstate 82 on Monday ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, May 15»
4
Seriously injured in 2013 crash, Selah senior fights his way back
D.J. Davis, a senior at Selah High School, participates in an evening class at the Yakima School of Karate in Yakima on May 12. During his recovery from a ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, May 15»
5
Greenville-based Selah Genomics aims to shake up 'personalized …
A Greenville medical technology company wants to shake up the market for "personalized medicine" by selling a service to help colon cancer patients at a price ... «Greenville News, May 15»
6
Ellensburg High School girls basketball beats Selah, wins second …
Ellensburg's Hannah Gibson (10) puts up a three-pointer against Selah during girls varsity basketball playoff action in Sunnyside, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. «Daily Record, Feb 15»
7
New details in pickup crash near Selah
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. -- State troopers believe a teenager had been drinking before getting behind the wheel of a pick-up full of teenagers. The truck ... «KIMA CBS 29, Feb 15»
8
Selah girls basketball hands Ellensburg its first loss in league play …
Ellensburg's Karly Malcolm (12) drives through the Selah defense during girls varsity basketball action in Ellensburg, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. (Brian Myrick / Daily ... «Daily Record, Jan 15»
9
Selah Man's Plea Deal Revoked
A Yakima County Superior Court judge tosses a plea deal made by a Selah man earlier this month. Second degree murder charges are reinstated against David ... «KAPP, Dec 14»
10
Selah center rehabs raptors, juvenile offenders
She's volunteering four hours a week at the Raptor House Rehabilitation Center in Selah, which has been nursing injured hawks, falcons and other birds of prey ... «Washington Times, Aug 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Selah [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/selah>. Apr 2024 ».
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