selah
Speech parts
1. selah - Noun
2. selah - Interjection
3. Selah - Proper noun
Meaning
A word of doubtful meaning, occuring frequently in the Psalms; by some, supposed to signify silence or a pause in the musical performance of the song.
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In only one brief sequence does the movie seem to reach for something transcendent, as Selah sees herself, in modern dress, drive unheedingly past the sect as it trudges beside a road.
Tensions between the factions escalate, and when Selah’s best friend/right hand Maxxie becomes distracted by a new love, Selah takes on a protégée, enamored sophomore Paloma, to whom she imparts her wisdom on ruling the school.
Several songs resurface from various soundtracks, including “Lose Myself” (from the “Surf’s Up” soundtrack), “The Passion” (from “The Passion of the Christ”), and “Selah” (from “The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood”).
Lovie Simone in the film “Selah and the Spades.”
Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart visited Sarasota this week to give a talk presented by Designing Women Boutique and Selah Freedom.
“Selah is an ancient word that means to stop, stop here before moving forward,” Bishop McKenzie says.