Hebrew word study
צֵלָע H6763
- Transliteration
- tsêlâʻ
- Pronunciation
- tsay-law'
- KJV glosses
- beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).
Lexical summary
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)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information