סֶלָה (selâ) is a Hebrew verb meaning lift up. It appears 74 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5542).

Also rendered

• Selah

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1506a)

Root family 1506: סָלַל sālal — I, cast up, lift up, exalt

• מְסִלָּה mĕsillâ — highway
• סָלַל sālal — lift up
• סֹלְלָה sōlĕlâ — mound
• סֻלָּם sullām — ladder
• מַסְלוּל maslûl — highway

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