Hebrew word study

צֵלָעtsêlâʻ — a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figurativel…

Pronounced “tsay-law'”

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)

Translated in the King James as: beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).

Appears 36 times in Scripture

Origin: or (feminine) צַלְעָה; from H6760 (צָלַע);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 2×

Genesis 2:21 Genesis 2:22

Exodus — 15×

Exodus 25:12 Exodus 25:14 Exodus 26:20 Exodus 26:26 Exodus 26:27 Exodus 26:35 Exodus 27:7 Exodus 36:25 Exodus 36:31 Exodus 36:32 Exodus 37:3 Exodus 37:5 Exodus 38:7+ 2 more in Exodus

2 Samuel — 1×

2 Sam 16:13

1 Kings — 7×

1 Ki 6:5 1 Ki 6:8 1 Ki 6:15 1 Ki 6:16 1 Ki 6:34 1 Ki 7:3+ 1 more in 1 Kings

Ezekiel — 11×

Ezekiel 41:5 Ezekiel 41:6 Ezekiel 41:7 Ezekiel 41:8 Ezekiel 41:9 Ezekiel 41:11 Ezekiel 41:26+ 4 more in Ezekiel

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