Hebrew noun (feminine) · H6763
צֵלָע
tselatsay-law'
side
40 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: tsêlâʻ
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H6763is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 39Old Testament books
- 27spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H6763
a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e. leaf); hence, a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, i.e. quarter); architecturally, a (especially floor or ceiling) timber or plank (single or collective, i.e. a flooring)
The King James renders it: beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
tsela is rendered "side". It stands 40 times in the Hebrew text, across five books.
- Nineteen of the uses stand in Exodus, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 2:21So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.
- The Greek text spells it twenty-seven different ways.
The first use
So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.
Genesis 2:21מִצַּלְעֹתָ֔יו
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- side of7
- side its4
- sides of4
- the side-chamber3
- with boards of3
- and for side of2
- side-chamber2
- side-chambers2
- sides its2
- the side-chambers2
- and side-chambers of1
- and the side-chambers1
and 7 more, 40 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| צֵלָחָה | tselachah | pot | Uses1 |
The words it stands beside
All 40, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
27 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- צֶֽלַע־4
- צַלְעֹ֣ת3
- בְּצַלְע֣וֹת2
- הַצֵּלָע֙2
- וּלְצֶ֧לַע2
- צֶ֥לַע2
- צַלְעוֹ֙2
- צַלְע֖וֹ2
- צְלָע֖וֹת2
- צַלְעֹתָ֔יו2
- בְּצֵ֨לַע1
- בְּצַלְע֥וֹת1
and 15 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)7HNcfsc
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)4HNcfpc
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4HNcfsc/Sp3ms
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular4HTd/Ncfsa
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)3HR/Ncfpc
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HC/R/Ncfsc
- noun · feminine plural2HNcfpa
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2HNcfpc/Sp3ms
- noun · feminine singular2HNcfsa
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine plural2HRd/Ncfpa
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural2HTd/Ncfpa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1HC/Ncfpc
Genesis
two uses
So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.
- מִצַּלְעֹתָ֔יוmitzalotavpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: of ribs his
And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.
- הַצֵּלָ֛עhatzela'the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the rib
Exodus
nineteen uses
Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
- צַלְעוֹ֙tzalonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: side its
- צַלְע֖וֹtzalonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: side its
Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.
- צַלְעֹ֣תtzalotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: sides of
For the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, make twenty frames
- וּלְצֶ֧לַעuletzela'conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and for side of
You are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
- צֶֽלַע־tzela'-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.
- צֶֽלַע־tzela'-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
- צֶ֣לַעtzela'noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
And place the table outside the veil on the north side of the tabernacle, and put the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side.
- צֶ֥לַעtzela'noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
- צֶ֥לַעtzela'noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.
- צַלְעֹ֥תtzalotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: sides of
And make two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
- צַלְעֹתָ֔יוtzalotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: sides its
For the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty frames
- וּלְצֶ֧לַעuletzela'conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and for side of
He also made five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
- צֶֽלַע־tzela'-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.
- צֶֽלַע־tzela'-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
- צַלְעוֹ֙tzalonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: side its
- צַלְע֖וֹtzalonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: side its
He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
- צַלְעֹ֣תtzalotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: sides of
He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
- צַלְעֹתָ֔יוtzalotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: sides its
Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar for carrying it. He made the altar with boards so that it was hollow.
- צַלְעֹ֣תtzalotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: sides of
2 Samuel
one use
So David and his men proceeded along the road as Shimei went along the ridge of the hill opposite him. As Shimei went, he yelled curses, threw stones, and flung dust at David.
- בְּצֵ֨לַעbetzela'preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: on side of
1 Kings
seven uses
Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.
- צְלָע֖וֹתtzelaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: side-chambers
The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the temple. A stairway led up to the middle level, and from there to the third floor.
- הַצֵּלָע֙hatzela'the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the side-chamber
He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards.
- בְּצַלְע֣וֹתbetzalotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: with boards of
- בְּצַלְע֥וֹתbetzalotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: with boards of
He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
- בְּצַלְע֣וֹתbetzalotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: with boards of
The two doors were made of cypress wood, and each had two folding panels.
- צְלָעִ֜יםtzelaimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: sides
The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row.
- הַצְּלָעֹת֙hatzelaotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the side-chambers
Ezekiel
eleven uses
Next he measured the wall of the temple to be six cubits thick, and the width of each side room around the temple was four cubits.
- הַצֵּלָע֩hatzela'the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the side-chamber
The side rooms were arranged one above another in three levels of thirty rooms each. There were ledges all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side rooms, so that the supports would not be fastened into the wall of the temple itself.
- וְהַצְּלָעוֹת֩vehatzelaotconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: and the side-chambers
- צֵלָ֨עtzela'noun · feminine singulartagged: side-chamber
- צֵלָ֜עtzela'noun · feminine singulartagged: side-chamber
- לַצְּלָע֛וֹתlatzelaotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluraltagged: for the side-chambers
The side rooms surrounding the temple widened at each successive level, because the structure surrounding the temple ascended by stages corresponding to the narrowing of the temple wall as it rose upward. And so a stairway went up from the lowest story to the highest, through the middle one.
- לַצְּלָע֗וֹתlatzelaotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluraltagged: to the side-chambers
I saw that the temple had a raised base all around it, forming the foundation of the side rooms. It was the full length of a rod, six long cubits.
- הַצְּלָעוֹת֙hatzelaotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the side-chambers
The outer wall of the side rooms was five cubits thick, and the open area between the side rooms of the temple
- לַצֵּלָ֛עlatzela'preposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: to the side-chamber
- צְלָע֖וֹתtzelaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: side-chambers
The side rooms opened into this area, with one entrance on the north and another on the south. The open area was five cubits wide all around.
- הַצֵּלָע֙hatzela'the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the side-chamber
There were beveled windows and palm trees on the sidewalls of the portico. The side rooms of the temple also had canopies.
- וְצַלְע֥וֹתvetzalotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and side-chambers of
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How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.