Çelâh — H5542

H5542 · Hebrew — סלה

Pronunciation: seh'-law

Definition

verb

suspension (of music), i.e. pause

  1. to lift up, exalt
    1. Selah
      1. a technical musical term probably showing accentuation, pause, interruption

Usually translated as

Selah

Origin

from H5541

Occurrences

Çelâh occurs 74 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Psalms (71), Habakkuk (3)

Strong's Lexicon — C