Definition
or (feminine) צַלְעָה; 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)
Traditional renderings: beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).
Traditional renderings: beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Genesis 2:21מִצַּלְעֹתָ֔יו · of [the man’s] ribsSo 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 2:22הַצֵּלָ֛ע · And from the ribAnd from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.
- Exodus 25:12צַלְעוֹ֙ · side; צַלְע֖וֹCast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
- Exodus 25:14צַלְעֹ֣ת · the sidesInsert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.
- Exodus 26:20וּלְצֶ֧לַע · sideFor the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, make twenty frames
- Exodus 26:26צֶֽלַע־ · sideYou are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
- Exodus 26:27צֶֽלַע־ · side; צֶ֣לַע · side…five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.
- Exodus 26:35צֶ֥לַע · side; צֶ֥לַע · sideAnd place the table outside the veil on the north side of the tabernacle, and put the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side.
- Exodus 27:7צַלְעֹ֥ת · sidesThe poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.
- Exodus 30:4צַלְעֹתָ֔יוAnd make two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
- Exodus 36:25וּלְצֶ֧לַע · sideFor the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty frames
- Exodus 36:31צֶֽלַע־ · sideHe also made five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
- Exodus 36:32צֶֽלַע־ · side…five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.
- Exodus 37:3צַלְעוֹ֙ · side; צַלְע֖וֹAnd he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
- Exodus 37:5צַלְעֹ֣ת · the sidesHe inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
- Exodus 37:27צַלְעֹתָ֔יוHe made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
- Exodus 38:7צַלְעֹ֣ת · the sidesThen 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.
- 2 Samuel 16:13בְּצֵ֨לַע · along the ridgeSo 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.
- 1 Kings 6:5צְלָע֖וֹת · the side roomsAgainst the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.
- 1 Kings 6:8הַצֵּלָע֙ · floorThe 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.
- 1 Kings 6:15בְּצַלְע֣וֹת · paneling; בְּצַלְע֥וֹת · boardsHe lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards.
- 1 Kings 6:16בְּצַלְע֣וֹת · boardsHe 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.
- 1 Kings 6:34צְלָעִ֜ים · panelsThe two doors were made of cypress wood, and each had two folding panels.
- 1 Kings 7:3הַצְּלָעֹת֙ · the beamsThe house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row.
- Ezekiel 41:5הַצֵּלָע֩ · side roomNext 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.
- Ezekiel 41:6וְהַצְּלָעוֹת֩ · The side rooms; צֵלָ֨ע · were arranged one; צֵלָ֜ע · another; לַצְּלָע֛וֹת · for the side roomsThe 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.
- Ezekiel 41:7לַצְּלָע֗וֹת · The side roomsThe 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.
- Ezekiel 41:8הַצְּלָעוֹת֙ · of the side roomsI 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.
- Ezekiel 41:9לַצֵּלָ֛ע · of the side rooms; צְלָע֖וֹת · the side roomsThe outer wall of the side rooms was five cubits thick, and the open area between the side rooms of the temple
- Ezekiel 41:11הַצֵּלָע֙ · The side roomsThe 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.
- Ezekiel 41:26וְצַלְע֥וֹת · The side roomsThere were beveled windows and palm trees on the sidewalls of the portico. The side rooms of the temple also had canopies.