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Lexicon :: Strong's H6763 - ṣēlāʿ

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צֵלָע
Transliteration
ṣēlāʿ
Pronunciation
tsay-law'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1924a

Strong’s Definitions

צֵלָע tsêlâʻ, tsay-law'; or (feminine) צַלְעָה tsalʻâh; from H6760; 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):—beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x

The KJV translates Strong's H6763 in the following manner: side (19x), chamber (11x), boards (2x), corners (2x), rib (2x), another (1x), beams (1x), halting (1x), leaves (1x), planks (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x
The KJV translates Strong's H6763 in the following manner: side (19x), chamber (11x), boards (2x), corners (2x), rib (2x), another (1x), beams (1x), halting (1x), leaves (1x), planks (1x).

  1. side, rib, beam

    1. rib (of man)

    2. rib (of hill, ridge, etc)

    3. side-chambers or cells (of temple structure)

    4. rib, plank, board (of cedar or fir)

    5. leaves (of door)

    6. side (of ark)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צֵלָע tsêlâʻ, tsay-law'; or (feminine) צַלְעָה tsalʻâh; from H6760; 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):—beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).
STRONGS H6763: Abbreviations
צֵלָע 41 noun feminine (masculine 1 Kings 6:34, and apparently Exodus 26:26) rib, side; — absolute צ׳ Genesis 2:22 +, construct צֶ֫לַע Exodus 26:26 +, also צֵ֫לַע 2 Samuel 16:13; suffix צַלְעוֺ Exodus 25:12 +; plural צְלָעִים 1 Kings 6:34, צְלָעוֺת 1 Kings 6:3 +; construct צַלְעֹת Ezekiel 41:26 +; suffix צַלְעֹתָיו Genesis 2:21 +; —
1. rib of man Genesis 2:21, 22 (J).
2. rib of hill, i.e. ridge, or terrace 2 Samuel 16:13.
3. side-chambers or cells (enclosing temple like ribs) 1 Kings 6:5, 6 (read הַצּ׳ for היצוע, see [יָצִיעַ]), 1 Kings 7:3, so of Ezekiel's temple Ezekiel 41:5 + 10 times 41 (on text see Co Toy Krae).
4. ribs of cedar and fir, i.e. planks, boards (plural), of temple wall 1 Kings 6:15, 16 floor 1 Kings 6:15.
5. leaves of door 1 Kings 6:34.
6. (in P) side, of ark (אֶרוֺן) Exodus 25:12 (twice in verse); Exodus 25:14 = Exodus 37:3 (twice in verse); Exodus 37:5; of tabernacle (מִשְׁכָּן) Exodus 26:20 (|| מֵּאָה Exodus 26:18), Exodus 26:26; Exodus 26:27; Exodus 26:27 = Exodus 36:25 (|| פ׳ Exodus 36:23), Exodus 36:31; Exodus 36:32, Exodus 26:35 (twice in verse); of altar Exodus 27:7 = Exodus 38:7, Exodus 30:4 = Exodus 37:27. — Jeremiah 20:10; Job 18:12 see [H6761 צֶלַע]

See related Aramaic BDB entry H5967.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:21; 2:21; 2:22; 2:22

Exodus

25:12; 25:12; 25:14; 26:18; 26:20; 26:26; 26:26; 26:26; 26:27; 26:27; 26:35; 27:7; 30:4; 36:23; 36:25; 36:31; 36:32; 37:3; 37:5; 37:27; 38:7

2 Samuel

16:13; 16:13

1 Kings

6:3; 6:5; 6:6; 6:15; 6:15; 6:16; 6:34; 6:34; 6:34; 7:3

Job

18:12

Jeremiah

20:10

Ezekiel

41:5; 41:26

H6763

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Strong's Number H6763 matches the Hebrew צֵלָע (ṣēlāʿ),
which occurs 41 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:21 - So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs[fn] and then closed up the place with flesh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:22 - Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib[fn] he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:12 - Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:14 - Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:20 - For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, make twenty frames

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:26 - “Also make crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:27 - five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:35 - Place the table outside the curtain on the north side of the tabernacle and put the lampstand opposite it on the south side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:7 - The poles are to be inserted into the rings so they will be on two sides of the altar when it is carried.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:4 - Make two gold rings for the altar below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:25 - For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, they made twenty frames

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:31 - They also made crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:32 - five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:3 - He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:5 - And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:27 - They made two gold rings below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:7 - They inserted the poles into the rings so they would be on the sides of the altar for carrying it. They made it hollow, out of boards.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:13 - So David and his men continued along the road while Shimei was going along the hillside opposite him, cursing as he went and throwing stones at him and showering him with dirt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:5 - Against the walls of the main hall and inner sanctuary he built a structure around the building, in which there were side rooms.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:8 - The entrance to the lowest[fn] floor was on the south side of the temple; a stairway led up to the middle level and from there to the third.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:15 - He lined its interior walls with cedar boards, paneling them from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and covered the floor of the temple with planks of juniper.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:16 - He partitioned off 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:34 - He also made two doors out of juniper wood, each having two leaves that turned in sockets.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:3 - It was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the columns—forty-five beams, fifteen to a row.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:12 - Calamity is hungry for him; disaster is ready for him when he falls.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:5 - Then he measured the wall of the temple; it was six cubits thick, and each side room around the temple was four cubits[fn] wide.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:6 - The side rooms were on three levels, one above another, thirty on each level. There were ledges all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side rooms, so that the supports were not inserted into the wall of the temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:7 - The side rooms all around the temple were wider at each successive level. The structure surrounding the temple was built in ascending stages, so that the rooms widened as one went upward. A stairway went up from the lowest floor to the top floor through the middle floor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:8 - I saw that the temple had a raised base all around it, forming the foundation of the side rooms. It was the length of the rod, six long cubits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:9 - The outer wall of the side rooms was five cubits thick. The open area between the side rooms of the temple

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:11 - There were entrances to the side rooms from the open area, one on the north and another on the south; and the base adjoining the open area was five cubits wide all around.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 41:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:26 - On the sidewalls of the portico were narrow windows with palm trees carved on each side. The side rooms of the temple also had overhangs.
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