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Strong's H5542 סֶלָה (celah)

Celah means “Selah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5542 — chrestologia (“good words”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5542
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 74
Books 2

Strong's H5542 Quick Answer

Strong's H5542 סֶלָה (celah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. celah (seh'-law) v. 1. suspension (of music), i.e. pause [from H5541] It has 74 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include selah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
celah (seh'-law) v. 1. suspension (of music), i.e. pause [from H5541]
Usage
74 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
selah

Meaning and Definition

celah (seh'-law) v. 1. suspension (of music), i.e. pause [from H5541] KJV: Selah. Root(s): H5541

Original Word
סֶלָה
Transliteration
celah
Derivation
Root: סלה First root strongs: 5541
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5542. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H5542 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render celah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Selah Psalms 3:2 74×

How Strong's H5542 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 74 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5542 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5542 in the Old Testament

74 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Psalms 3:2 KJV

Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

Psalms 3:4 KJV

I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

Psalms 3:8 KJV

Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

Usage Excerpts

First 74 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5542.

Psalms 3:2 Old Testament, KJV
Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
Psalms 3:4 Old Testament, KJV
I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
Psalms 3:8 Old Testament, KJV
Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
Psalms 4:2 Old Testament, KJV
O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.
Psalms 4:4 Old Testament, KJV
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
Psalms 7:5 Old Testament, KJV
Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
Psalms 9:16 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
Psalms 9:20 Old Testament, KJV
Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
Psalms 20:3 Old Testament, KJV
Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
Psalms 21:2 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
Psalms 24:6 Old Testament, KJV
This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
Psalms 24:10 Old Testament, KJV
Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
Psalms 32:4 Old Testament, KJV
For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
Psalms 32:5 Old Testament, KJV
I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Psalms 32:7 Old Testament, KJV
Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
Psalms 39:5 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
Psalms 39:11 Old Testament, KJV
When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.
Psalms 44:8 Old Testament, KJV
In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
Psalms 46:3 Old Testament, KJV
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
Psalms 46:7 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Psalms 46:11 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Psalms 47:4 Old Testament, KJV
He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
Psalms 48:8 Old Testament, KJV
As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.
Psalms 49:13 Old Testament, KJV
This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
Psalms 49:15 Old Testament, KJV
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
Psalms 50:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.
Psalms 52:3 Old Testament, KJV
Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
Psalms 52:5 Old Testament, KJV
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
Psalms 54:3 Old Testament, KJV
For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.
Psalms 55:7 Old Testament, KJV
Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
Psalms 55:19 Old Testament, KJV
God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
Psalms 57:3 Old Testament, KJV
He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
Psalms 57:6 Old Testament, KJV
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
Psalms 59:5 Old Testament, KJV
Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
Psalms 59:13 Old Testament, KJV
Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.
Psalms 60:4 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
Psalms 61:4 Old Testament, KJV
I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
Psalms 62:4 Old Testament, KJV
They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
Psalms 62:8 Old Testament, KJV
Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Psalms 66:4 Old Testament, KJV
All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
Psalms 66:7 Old Testament, KJV
He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
Psalms 66:15 Old Testament, KJV
I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.
Psalms 67:1 Old Testament, KJV
God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
Psalms 67:4 Old Testament, KJV
O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
Psalms 68:7 Old Testament, KJV
O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
Psalms 68:19 Old Testament, KJV
Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
Psalms 68:32 Old Testament, KJV
Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:
Psalms 75:3 Old Testament, KJV
The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
Psalms 76:3 Old Testament, KJV
There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.
Psalms 76:9 Old Testament, KJV
When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.
Psalms 77:3 Old Testament, KJV
I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
Psalms 77:9 Old Testament, KJV
Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.
Psalms 77:15 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
Psalms 81:7 Old Testament, KJV
Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
Psalms 82:2 Old Testament, KJV
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
Psalms 83:8 Old Testament, KJV
Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.
Psalms 84:4 Old Testament, KJV
Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.
Psalms 84:8 Old Testament, KJV
O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.
Psalms 85:2 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
Psalms 87:3 Old Testament, KJV
Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.
Psalms 87:6 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.
Psalms 88:7 Old Testament, KJV
Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
Psalms 88:10 Old Testament, KJV
Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
Psalms 89:4 Old Testament, KJV
Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
Psalms 89:37 Old Testament, KJV
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
Psalms 89:45 Old Testament, KJV
The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.
Psalms 89:48 Old Testament, KJV
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
Psalms 140:3 Old Testament, KJV
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
Psalms 140:5 Old Testament, KJV
The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
Psalms 140:8 Old Testament, KJV
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
Psalms 143:6 Old Testament, KJV
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
Habakkuk 3:3 Old Testament, KJV
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
Habakkuk 3:9 Old Testament, KJV
Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
Habakkuk 3:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5542, grouped by book.

Psalms 71 usages, Old Testament
Habakkuk 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H5542 FAQ

What does celah (סֶלָה) mean?

Celah (Strong's H5542) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Selah". celah (seh'-law) v. 1. suspension (of music), i.e. pause [from H5541]

How many times is celah (סֶלָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 74 linked usages for Strong's H5542 across 2 books.

Where can I study celah (סֶלָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5542 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate celah (סֶלָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as selah. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.