selah

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A female given name derived from the biblical interjection ( possibly mistaken for a name)
An exclamation, precise meaning unknown, used to punctuate Psalm verses

I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. (Psalm 61:4, KJV).

An exclamation, used to punctuate Psalm verses
in the Psalms Mattheson, the musical critic, says the word is equivalent to da capo, and is a direction to the choir to repeat the psalm down to the part thus indicated
Selah is the Hebrew word [celah] whose origin and meaning is unknown Conjecture and historical speculation regarding it's meaning is rampant, but the best guess is that it means to lift up, or to accenuate Assumed used as a musical term showing pause This word is found seventy-three times in the Psalms, and three times in the book of Habakkuk The psalms being a sort of hymnbook of Israel [back]
This word is probably a liturgical direction, added to the original text of the psalm It may mean lift up, either to indicate the lifting up of the voices of the singers in a doxology, or to call for lifted-up instrumental music in an interlude in the singing
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
{i} musical term that appears often in the book of Psalms in the Bible (probably indicating a pause or a break in the text)

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Amen Selah
may it be, amen and amen, let it be
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