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Selah , obscure Hebrew word occurring many times in Psalms and in Habakkuk. Its derivation is unknown. It may be a musical notation signifying a pause or the end of a phrase.

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selah in the Bible, occurring frequently at the end of a verse in Psalms and Habakkuk, probably as a musical direction.

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selah Heb. selāh, occurring often at the end of a verse in the Psalter and in Habbakuk 3, supposed to be a musical or liturgical direction, perh. indicating a pause.

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