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)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1506a)lift up, exalt; suspension, pause; Selah
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
סֶ֫לָהverb: lift up, exalt
Strong's H5542סֶלָה: suspension (of music), i.e. pause KJV:Selah.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1506: סָלַלsālal — lift up, cast up; cast up a highway, cast up a way; exalt oneself; mound, exalt, oppose; extol, make plain, raise up