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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 6739. צְלָא (tsela) -- Rib, side, chamber</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/6739.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ezra/6-10.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/6739.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 6739</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/6738.htm" title="6738">◄</a> 6739. tsela <a href="../hebrew/6740.htm" title="6740">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">tsela: Rib, side, chamber</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">צְלָא</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>tsla'<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>tseh-LAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(tsel-aw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Rib, side, chamber<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>pray<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to curve or to limp.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G4125 πλευρά (pleura) – used in the New Testament to refer to the side or rib, as in John 19:34, where Jesus' side is pierced.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "tsela" primarily refers to a "rib" or "side." It is used in the context of the human body, architecture, and construction. In the biblical narrative, it is most famously used to describe the rib taken from Adam to create Eve, symbolizing the intimate and equal partnership between man and woman. Additionally, "tsela" is used to describe the sides or chambers of structures, such as the sides of the Ark of the Covenant or the chambers of the temple.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of "tsela" as a rib carries significant theological and anthropological implications. The creation of Eve from Adam's rib (Genesis 2:21-22) is foundational for understanding the biblical view of marriage and gender relations. It emphasizes the unity and equality of man and woman, as Eve is created from Adam's side, not from his head or feet, suggesting neither superiority nor inferiority. Architecturally, the use of "tsela" to describe parts of sacred structures underscores the importance of design and order in worship spaces.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to pray<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>pray (1), praying (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">צְלָא</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb Pa`el</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>pray</b></font> (originally <em>bow</em> in prayer) (<font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <em>id., bow</em>, Pa`el <em>pray</em>, so Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb110905.gif"> and Pa.; Assyrian <i><em>ƒullû</em></i>, <em>entreat</em> (apparently not of prayer to gods Zim<sup>KAT 3. 610 f.</sup>); Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb110906.gif"> <em>middle of the back</em>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb110907.gif"> II. <em>pray</em>, Ethiopic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb110908.gif"> <em>bow</em>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb110909.gif"> <em>pray</em>; Sabean <font class="hebrew2">צלות</font> <em>shrine</em> Hom<sup>Chr 125; AA 185</sup>); — <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">מְצַלֵּא</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-11.htm">Daniel 6:11</a> (absolute); plural <font class="hebrew2">מְצַלַּ֫יִן</font> (K<sup>§ 47a</sup>)) <a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-10.htm">Ezra 6:10</a> (with <font class="hebrew2">ל</font> <em>in behalf of</em>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>pray <p>(Aramaic) probably corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/6760.htm">tsala'</a> in the sense of bowing; pray -- pray. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6760.htm">tsala'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּמְצַלֵּ֤א וּמְצַלַּ֕יִן ומצלא ומצלין ū·mə·ṣal·la·yin ū·mə·ṣal·lê ūməṣallayin ūməṣallê umetzalLayin umetzalLe<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezra/6-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 6:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֶאֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֑א <b> וּמְצַלַּ֕יִן </b> לְחַיֵּ֥י מַלְכָּ֖א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of heaven <span class="itali">and pray</span> for the life<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of heaven, <span class="itali">and pray</span> for the life<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the God of heaven <span class="itali">and pray</span> the life of the king<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/6-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 6:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ בִּרְכ֗וֹהִי <b> וּמְצַלֵּ֤א </b> וּמוֹדֵא֙ קֳדָ֣ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a day, <span class="itali">praying</span> and giving thanks<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a day, <span class="itali">and prayed,</span> and gave thanks<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> upon his knees <span class="itali">praying</span> and giving before<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6739.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6739.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6739<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/umetzallayin_6739.htm">ū·mə·ṣal·la·yin — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umetzalle_6739.htm">ū·mə·ṣal·lê — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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