19:21 Jun 27, 2011 |
English to Hebrew translations [Non-PRO] Art/Literary - Linguistics / what does the word mean | ||||
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4 +1 | סֶלָה |
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2 +1 | sela = rock |
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sela = rock Explanation: Hi Irene, "Sela" would be the word for rock, depending on the pronunciation, it comes close to your spelling. But since there might be other similar words, a little more context would help. In Hebrew letters "sela" would be: סֶלַע |
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סֶלָה Explanation: 1) In the context of Psalms, the word se-lah (pronounced as in the French c'est la vie) comes at the end of phrases for emphasis. 2) In speech, in the phrase Amen Sela it also comes for emphasis. The Hebrew spelling for this phrase is אָמֵן סֶלָה. 3) In some prayers it means forever (I took this one from the Knaani dictionary). Example sentence(s):
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