selah

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: se=lah
• COUNT in NET: 71 in 71 verses (in OT : 71 in 71 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

selah, n. [Heb. selāh.].

 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.  [1913 Webster]
"Beyond the fact that Selah is a musical term, we know absolutely nothing about it."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

selah, int. often used at the end of a verse in Psalms and Habakkuk, supposed to be a musical direction.

Etymology

Heb. se. lah