סֶלָה (çelâh) — Selah
Hebrew word study: סֶלָה (çelâh), Strong's H5542. suspension (of music), i.e. pause
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
suspension (of music), i.e. pause
KJV translation words: Selah.
Strong's H5542 is tagged on 74 words in 74 verses across 2 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Psalms 3:2 and last appears in Habakkuk 3:13.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 74)
- Psalms 3:2 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 3:4 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 3:8 — סֶּלָה — Selah
- Psalms 4:2 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 4:4 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 7:5 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 9:16 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 9:20 — סֶּלָה — Selah
- Psalms 20:3 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 21:2 — סֶּלָה — Selah
- Psalms 24:6 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 24:10 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 32:4 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 32:5 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 32:7 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 39:5 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 39:11 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 44:8 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 46:3 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 46:7 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 46:11 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 47:4 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 48:8 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 49:13 — סֶלָה — Selah
- Psalms 49:15 — סֶלָה — Selah
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Named in this entry's derivation: H5541 סָלָה (çâlâh).
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What does çelâh (H5542) mean?
Suspension (of music), i.e. pause.
How is H5542 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H5542 as: Selah..
How often does סֶלָה (çelâh) appear?
Strong's H5542 is tagged on 74 words in 74 verses across 2 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Psalms 3:2 and last appears in Habakkuk 3:13.
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