How do you pronounce Selah?

Girl Names
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See the results of this poll: How do you pronounce Selah?

Respondents: 82 (This poll is closed)

  • Say-luh : 46 (56%)
  • Seh-luh : 13 (16%)
  • See-luh : 21 (26%)
  • Other: 2 (2%)
2

I have never really seen the name but my guess would be See-luh.

3

I know two and they are both [name_m]Say[/name_m]-la

4

I know one and she also pronounces it [name_m]Say[/name_m]-la.

5

I would pronounce it say-lah.

6

I would always pronounce it beginning with ‘[name_m]Say[/name_m]’ but I know in my accent the ‘ah’ would never be emphasized as we’re really lazy so it’d always be ‘luh’. This is my favourite pronunciation but it definitely just sounds the same as sailor in my accent. Not necessarily a bad thing, especially since it would be in the middle position.

7

I have never seen it before but I kinda like it! I would assume that it’s pronounced [name_m]Say[/name_m]-luh. :slight_smile:

8

I’ve only known one little [name_f]Selah[/name_f], and it was pronounced See-luh

9

[name_f]Sela[/name_f] ("rock) is pronounced seh-luh, while [name_f]Selah[/name_f] (“pause/reflect”) is say-luh

10

Sell-ah was the first thing that came to my mind, but then again English is my second language.

11

I love, love, love [name_f]Selah[/name_f]! She came to me in a dream one day and it felt so much like deja vu that I plan on saving that name in case that same baby were to happen. A little cooky, I know.

I pronounce the name say-lah. She’s a beauty!

12

[name_m]Say[/name_m]-luh for me.

13

I like [name_f]Selah[/name_f] and I would pron. it Seelah.

14

Well, it’s a Hebrew word and in Hebrew it’s pronounced ‘[name_m]Say[/name_m]-luh’.

15

Its the name of a town nearby where I kept my horse. Its pronounced See-lah here