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Tsela <a href="../hebrew/6763.htm" title="6763">►</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">צֶלַע</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Tsela`<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>tseh-LAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(tseh'-lah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Rib, side, chamber<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Tsela<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> - <b>G4125 (pleura):</b> Refers to the side or rib, used in the New Testament in contexts such as 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 buildings, particularly in the construction of the tabernacle and the temple, indicating structural support and design.<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) underscores the unity and equality intended in the marital relationship. Architecturally, the use of "tsela" in describing the tabernacle and temple reflects the importance of precise design and sacred space in Israelite worship practices.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/6763.htm">tsela</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a place in Benjamin<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Zela (1), Zelah (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">צֵלַע</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>in Benjamin</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/18-28.htm">Joshua 18:28</a>, A <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σελα</font> [(<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ε</font>) <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">λαφ</font>]; burial-place of Saul <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/21-14.htm">2 Samuel 21:14</a> (<font class="hebrew2">צֵלָֹע</font>), <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ἐν τῇ πλευρᾷ</font>; possinly = Tel Amarna <i><em>Zilu</em></i>, so Zim<sup>ZA vi. 258</sup> Jastr<sup>JBL xi (1892), 105</sup> (Wkl, however, thinks of <font class="hebrew2">סלע</font>). <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>Zelah <p>The same as <a href="/hebrew/6761.htm">tsela'</a>; Tsela, a place in Palestine -- Zelah. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6761.htm">tsela'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּצֵלָ֗ע בצלע וְצֵלַ֡ע וצלע bə·ṣê·lā‘ bəṣêlā‘ betzeLa vetzeLa wə·ṣê·la‘ wəṣêla‘<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/joshua/18-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 18:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְצֵלַ֡ע </b> הָאֶ֜לֶף וְהַיְבוּסִ֨י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">and Zelah,</span> Haeleph and the Jebusite<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And Zelah,</span> Eleph, and Jebusi,<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/18-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">and Zelah</span> Haeleph and the Jebusite<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/21-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 21:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּאֶ֨רֶץ בִּנְיָמִ֜ן <b> בְּצֵלָ֗ע </b> בְּקֶ֙בֶר֙ קִ֣ישׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Benjamin <span class="itali">in Zela,</span> in the grave<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Benjamin <span class="itali">in Zelah,</span> in the sepulchre<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/21-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the country of Benjamin <span class="itali">Zela</span> the grave of Kish<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6762.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6762.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6762<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/betzela_6762.htm">bə·ṣê·lā‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vetzela_6762.htm">wə·ṣê·la‘ — 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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