SHARE. Pronounced SEE-lah, this is a Hebrew name that means “to praise” or “to pause and reflect upon what has just been said.” Maybe once in a while, your Selah will stop and actually listen to you, and for that, she'll get some praise for sure.

What does Selah in the Bible mean?

Selah (/ˈsiːlə(h)/; Hebrew: סֶלָה‎, transliterated as selāh) is a word used 74 times in the Hebrew Bible—seventy-one times in the Psalms and three times in the Book of Habakkuk. ... Alternatively, selah may mean "forever," as it does in some places in the liturgy (notably the second to last blessing of the Amidah).

Is Selah a boy or girl name?

The name Selah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "praise, pause". The name is derived from the term commonly used in the Book of Psalms, which has a many Hebrew scholars in confusion over its meaning.