סֶלָהçelâh
suspension (of music), i.e. pause
Pronunciation: seh'-law · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5542
Meanings
lift up, or exalt, It probably came into use in late Persian period in connection with Psalms used with musical accompaniment in public worship, to indicate place of benedictions. It was not added by later editors to other psalms; but was revived in first century B.C., and continued in use for some time (Proverbs 4:8; Psalms 68:5; Psalms 9:17; Habakkuk 3:3; Psalms 38:12)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 74 times in the Bible.
- Psalms 3:2 So many are saying, “God will never rescue him!” Interlude
- Psalms 3:4 I cried out to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy mountain. Interlude
- Psalms 3:8 Victory comes from you, O Lord. May you bless your people. Interlude
- Psalms 4:2 How long will you people ruin my reputation? How long will you make groundless accusations? How long will you continue your lies? Interlude
- Psalms 4:4 Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent. Interlude
- Psalms 7:5 then let my enemies capture me. Let them trample me into the ground and drag my honor in the dust. Interlude
See every passage
- Psalms 3:2, 3:4, 3:8, 4:2, 4:4, 7:5, 9:16, 9:20, 20:3, 21:2, 24:6, 24:10, 32:4, 32:5, 32:7, 39:5, 39:11, 44:8, 46:3, 46:7, 46:11, 47:4, 48:8, 49:13, 49:15, 50:6, 52:3, 52:5, 54:3, 55:7, 55:19, 57:3, 57:6, 59:5, 59:13, 60:4, 61:4, 62:4, 62:8, 66:4, 66:7, 66:15, 67:1, 67:4, 68:7, 68:19, 68:32, 75:3, 76:3, 76:9, 77:3, 77:9, 77:15, 81:7, 82:2, 83:8, 84:4, 84:8, 85:2, 87:3, 87:6, 88:7, 88:10, 89:4, 89:37, 89:45, 89:48, 140:3, 140:5, 140:8, 143:6
- Habakkuk 3:3, 3:9, 3:13
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).