se.lah is an interjection placed after statements in prayers, praise, and prophetic speech, often marking a textual break.

The supplied occurrences consistently tag the form as a particle and interjection, placed after completed statements in prayer, praise, lament, and prophetic speech; its precise contribution is not isolated by the translation, but its position regularly marks a break following the preceding clause.

1. Interjection marking a break after a statement · dominant

   The supplied morphology identifies the form as a particle and interjection. In Psalm 24:10, it follows the declaration that the LORD of hosts is the king of glory; in Psalm 32:5, it follows the account of confessed sin and lifted iniquity; and in Habakkuk 3:9, it stands between the statement about the bow and arrows and the following statement about rivers. These placements show it occurring at breaks after complete poetic or prophetic statements.

   Psalm 24:10Psalm 32:5Habakkuk 3:9Psalm 143:6Psalm 66:4Habakkuk 3:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly prints “Selah” in verses such as Psalm 24:10, Psalm 143:6, Psalm 66:4, and Habakkuk 3:3, while many supplied verses do not show an English equivalent. Its silence does not identify a distinct meaning.