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in reply to a message by nancy hornseth
Of course SELAH has only two syllables, so in fact it could be any language.
Let's say it is Hebrew. There is a vocabulary word "sela" meaning "rock" which has been used as a given name. But in Hebrew the word doesn't have an H in the end, so maybe this is not the right clue.
There is another Hebrew word "selah", which appears in the book of Psalms. It probably marks the end of a paragraph, but its original meaning is not clear. One interpretation derives it from a word meaning "lift up"; this could refer either to the voices of the singers or else to their eyes. In the latter case it may ask the person or persons praying to lift up their eyes and repeat the last verses.
According to another interpretation SELAH is derived from a word for "bow" or "pray", so maybe you were supposed to bow down in prayer at the end of the paragraph.
But as I said all this may be wrong as far as your anúnt's name is concerned. ;—)
Andy
Let's say it is Hebrew. There is a vocabulary word "sela" meaning "rock" which has been used as a given name. But in Hebrew the word doesn't have an H in the end, so maybe this is not the right clue.
There is another Hebrew word "selah", which appears in the book of Psalms. It probably marks the end of a paragraph, but its original meaning is not clear. One interpretation derives it from a word meaning "lift up"; this could refer either to the voices of the singers or else to their eyes. In the latter case it may ask the person or persons praying to lift up their eyes and repeat the last verses.
According to another interpretation SELAH is derived from a word for "bow" or "pray", so maybe you were supposed to bow down in prayer at the end of the paragraph.
But as I said all this may be wrong as far as your anúnt's name is concerned. ;—)
Andy
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