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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: 6761. צֶ֫לַע (tsela) -- Rib, side, chamber</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/6761.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/psalms/38-17.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/6761.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> > 6761</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/6760.htm" title="6760">◄</a> 6761. tsela <a href="../hebrew/6762.htm" title="6762">►</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>Noun Masculine<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>a limping, full<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 to describe the side of Jesus pierced by the spear (John 19:34).<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) underscores the unity and equality intended in the marital relationship. Architecturally, the use of "tsela" to describe parts of sacred structures highlights the importance of design and function in worship spaces, reflecting the order and beauty of God's creation.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/6760.htm">tsala</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>limping, stumbling<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>fall (2), stumbling (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">צֶ֫לַע</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>limping, stumbling</b></font>; — figurative of calamity, absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">לְצ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/38-18.htm">Psalm 38:18</a> <em>I am ready</em> (<font class="hebrew2">נָכוֺן</font>) <em>for stumbling</em> (and falling); suffix <font class="hebrew2">בְּצַלְעִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/35-15.htm">Psalm 35:15</a> at <em>my stumbliing</em>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שֹׁמְרֵי צ</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/20-10.htm">Jeremiah 20:10</a> <em>watchers of my stumbling</em>; <font class="hebrew2">אֵיד נָכוֺן לְצַלְעוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/18-12.htm">Job 18:12</a> <em>ruin is ready for his stumbling.</em> - See also <font class="hebrew2">צֵלָע</font> construct <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>adversity, halting <p>From <a href="/hebrew/6760.htm">tsala'</a>; a limping or full (figuratively) -- adversity, halt(-ing). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6760.htm">tsala'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּבְצַלְעִי֮ ובצלעי לְצֶ֣לַע לצלע צַלְעִ֑י צלעי lə·ṣe·la‘ ləṣela‘ leTzela ṣal‘î ṣal·‘î tzalI ū·ḇə·ṣal·‘î ūḇəṣal‘î uvetzalI<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/psalms/35-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 35:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וּבְצַלְעִי֮ </b> שָׂמְח֪וּ וְֽנֶאֱ֫סָ֥פוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">But at my stumbling</span> they rejoiced<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">But in mine adversity</span> they rejoiced,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/35-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">my stumbling</span> rejoiced and gathered<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/38-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 38:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּֽי־ אֲ֭נִי <b> לְצֶ֣לַע </b> נָכ֑וֹן וּמַכְאוֹבִ֖י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> For I am ready <span class="itali">to fall,</span> And my sorrow<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> For I [am] ready <span class="itali">to halt,</span> and my sorrow<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/38-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for I <span class="itali">to fall</span> I am ready and my sorrow<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/20-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 20:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שְׁלוֹמִ֔י שֹׁמְרֵ֖י <b> צַלְעִ֑י </b> אוּלַ֤י יְפֻתֶּה֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Watching <span class="itali">for my fall,</span> say: Perhaps<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/20-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my trusted Watching <span class="itali">my fall</span> Perhaps will be deceived<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6761.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6761.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6761<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/letzela_6761.htm">lə·ṣe·la‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tzali_6761.htm">ṣal·‘î — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/uvetzali_6761.htm">ū·ḇə·ṣal·‘î — 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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