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  "type": "word",
  "id": "H5542",
  "lemma": "סֶלָה",
  "transliteration": "çelâh",
  "definition": "suspension (of music), i.e. pause",
  "kjv": "Selah.",
  "occurrences": 74,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "H5541",
      "lemma": "סָלָה",
      "transliteration": "çâlâh",
      "meaning": "to hang up, i.e. weigh",
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    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "סֶ֫לָה vb. lift up, or exalt;—this interpr. agrees with usage: 71 t. in 39 ψψ, 3 t. Hb 3"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Habakkuk 3:3",
      "text": "God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and his praise filled the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/habakkuk/3?v=3"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Habakkuk 3:9",
      "text": "You uncovered your bow. You called for your sworn arrows. Selah. You split the earth with rivers.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/habakkuk/3?v=9"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Habakkuk 3:13",
      "text": "You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the land of…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/habakkuk/3?v=13"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Psalms 3:3",
      "text": "Many there are who say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/3?v=3"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Psalms 3:5",
      "text": "I cry to the LORD with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/3?v=5"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Psalms 3:9",
      "text": "Salvation belongs to the LORD. May your blessing be on your people. Selah.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/3?v=9"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Psalms 4:3",
      "text": "You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity and seek after falsehood? Selah.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/4?v=3"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Psalms 4:5",
      "text": "Stand in awe, and don’t sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/4?v=5"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Psalms 7:6",
      "text": "let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/7?v=6"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Psalms 9:17",
      "text": "The LORD has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/9?v=17"
    }
  ],
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