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Selah (סֶלָה, selah). Likely a musical or liturgical term. The term may refer to silence, pause, or an interlude. However, the exact meaning of the Hebrew term is unknown. This term primarily occurs in the Psalms (e.g., Psa 3, 4, 32, 46, 89, 140) but also in Habakkuk (Hab 3:3, 9, 13). The Septuagint interprets the term as διάψαλμα (diapsalma), likely meaning “pause” or “interlude.”

In addition, “Selah” occurs in the sectarian Dead Sea Scrolls (4Q381 [Non-Canonical Psalms B]; 11Q11 [11QapocrPs]; and likely 11Q13 [Melchizedek Scroll]), but these particular occurences do not help much in defining the term, as they all seem to indicate some sort of literary, liturgical, or musical function.

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