2006-11-22 15:38:16 · 9 answers · asked by franmd0408 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
According to several dictionaries, the word means 'pause'.
One suggests that it is used on the Psalms meaning " pause and reflect"
As Kaylin has stated that the Arabic word means "weigh", the meaning I found agrees. i.e. "to weigh the facts"
2006-11-22 15:52:18 · answer #1 · answered by howdigethere 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I was totally wrong with the person thing, but I found this:
hat does the word Selah mean? There has been much conjecture and speculation by some theologians, and due in no small part to this speculation, Christians are frequently confused as to the true meaning of this word. Having been been told everything from, "the original Hebrew has been lost," to "Jewish scholars agree it means forever," it's easy to understand their confusion. In addition, many are assured that because this word appears only in the psalms and a poetic section of Habakkuk (which is not true), they are justified in "assuming" that it is just a musical term indicating an interlude. I have even read that Selah is from an Aramaic word, and it really means worship. All of which serves not to enlighten the Church, but to confuse the issue.
With all of these "experts" making such contradictory statements, one tends to wonder, "can we even really know what Selah means?" The answer to this question I believe is yes. And the answer really shouldn't be subjective or left to conjecture, for there is much we can learn about this word from the Hebrew in which it is written, from allowing the scripture to be it's own dictionary, and from comparing scripture with scripture and allowing God to be His own interpreter. All of these things can give us a solid illustration of this word's true meaning.
Selah, [celah], is from the primary Hebrew root word [calah] which means 'to hang,' and by implication to measure (weigh). This is readily understood because in Biblical history, money, food and other valuables were 'weighed' by hanging or suspending them on a type of balance (the equivalent of our measuring scale) to determine their value. We find an example of this word [calah] as it is literally translated 'valued,' in the book of Job, indicating that which is measured.
2006-11-22 15:41:25 · answer #2 · answered by Kaylin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Selah....means to rest...to meditate on. In the Psalms the context is to pause and think about what you just read.
2006-11-22 15:46:50 · answer #3 · answered by Shalvia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Israel during Shul [worship in synagogue] it is used and is understood as a musical interlude. Hebrew after all is our language, therefore we probably are closer to its true meaning than non Hebrew speakers. Plus it fits .Read the Psalm when it comes to a part where meditation on G-ds word is merited the word Shela is used.
Shalom
2006-11-22 15:57:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
in arabic it means : righteousness , uprightness, correctness.
since arabic is closely related to both aramaic and jewish i am sure this is the meaning intended in the torah , even though the word might have a different meaning in modern jewish.
it is also a common proper name (Salah or Salah Ud Deen)
ssala with a light h at the end and accentuated s beginning means simply to pray in arabic or to bless .
Saleh is also the name of a prophet in the Quran .
2006-11-22 15:44:09 · answer #5 · answered by shogunly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
means "stop and listen", within the context of a prayer or psalms, is similar in purpose to Amen in that it stresses the importance of the preceding passage.
2006-11-22 15:46:29 · answer #6 · answered by writer1055 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's definitely possible, that's for sure
2016-08-08 19:57:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
means to rest to meditate
2006-11-22 19:08:00 · answer #8 · answered by Mahesh - 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thankyou for all the answers
2016-08-23 11:14:16 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋