1º_ SELA is the acronym for the "Latin American and Caribbean Economic System". 2º_ Sela was an ancient fortified city, capital of Edom from the eighth century to . C . , better known by the Greek name Petra. In both cases, Hebrew 1505; 1462; 1468; 1500; 1463; 1506; ( Sela ) and the Greek 928; 949; 964; 961; 945; (Petra) means "stone", since a characteristic of its construction is that it was carved into the rock of the mountain. 3º_ Sela is a word that appears repeated in the Tanakh as 1505; 1462; 1500; 1464; 1492; 8206; (Selah), although there is still no agreement on its meaning. It seems a liturgical mark of pause in the psalms, perhaps for music and to take time for meditation, since it has an origin such as "measuring weight" which can be interpreted as "valuing the content of the psalm". It has also been interpreted as "always" (for its context in the Amida prayer) or "strong" (as an indication to the musicians to sound louder and stop the chorus); And this could be related to the etymology of the previous meaning, by the hardness and durability of the rock. 4º_ Sela is also a feminine given name. 5º_ Pronominal inflection of the verb to be and the feminine pronoun la . See verbs/be .
