H6763

צֵלָע

tse.laH:N-F

side

1) side, rib, beam 1a) rib (of man) 1b) rib (of hill, ridge, etc) 1c) side-chambers or cells (of temple structure) 1d) rib, plank, board (of cedar or fir) 1e) leaves (of door) 1f) side (of ark) Aramaic equivalent: a.la (עֲלַע "rib" H5967)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

צֵלָע₄₁ noun feminine (masculine 1Kgs 6:34, and apparently Exod 26:26) rib, side; — absolute ׳צ Gen 2:22 +, construct צֶ֫לַע Exod 26:26 +, also צֵ֫לַע 2Sam 16:13 suffix צַלְעוֺ Exod 25:12 +; plural צְלָעִים 1Kgs 6:34, צְלָעוֺת v1Kgs 6:3 +; construct צַלְעֹת Ezek 41:26 +; suffix צַלְעֹתָיו Gen 2:21 +; —

1. rib of man Gen 2:21; Gen 2:22 (J).

2. rib of hill, i.e. ridge, or terrace 2Sam 16:13.

3. side-chambers or cells (enclosing temple like ribs) 1Kgs 6:5; 1Kgs 6:6 (read ׳הַצּ for היצוע, see [ יָצִיעַ]), 1Kgs 7:3, so of Ezekiel's temple Ezek 41:5 + 10 t. 41 (on text see Co Toy Krae).

4. ribs of cedar and fir, i.e. planks, boards (plural), of temple wall 1Kgs 6:15; 1Kgs 6:16 floor v1Kgs 6:15.

5. leaves of door v1Kgs 6:34.

6. (in P) side, of ark (אֶרוֺן) Exod 25:12 (twice in verse); Exod 25:14 = Exod 37:3 (twice in verse); Exod 37:5 of tabernacle (מִשְׁכָּן) Exod 26:20 (|| פֵּאָה vExod 26:18), vExod 26:26 vExod 26:27 vExod 26:27 = Exod 36:25 (|| ׳פ vExod 36:23), vExod 36:31 vExod 36:32, Exod 26:35 (twice in verse); of altar Exod 27:7 = Exod 38:7, Exod 30:4 = Exod 37:27. — Jer 20:10; Job 18:12 see צֶלַע below II. צלע.

[עֲלַע] noun feminine rib (ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew I. צלע, צֵלָע); — plural absolute עִלְעִין Dan 7:5.

[עֲלָת] see עלה. above

28 occurrences

Genesis (2), Exodus (12), II Samuel (1), I Kings (6), Ezekiel (7)