Here's what Strong's says:

H5542
selâh
seh'-law
From H5541; suspension (of music), that is, pause: - Selah.

H5541
sâlâh
saw-law'
A primitive root; to hang up, that is, weigh, or (figuratively) contemn: - tread down (under foot), value.

I've always thought of it as just saying "Stop and think about what was just said. Its important.

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Bob Howes
Framingham, MA

A reoccurring thought:

Rev 22:20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.