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צֵלָע H6763
H6763 is the Hebrew word צֵלָע, transliterated tsêlâʻ and said tsay-law'. The King James Version most often renders it side.
What it means
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).
Where it comes from
or (feminine) צַלְעָה; from H6760 (צָלַע).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 34 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).
Verses using צֵלָע
All 32 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 2:21 · KJV
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
Genesis 2:22 · KJV
And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
Exodus 25:12 · KJV
And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.
Exodus 25:14 · KJV
And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
Exodus 26:20 · KJV
And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards:
Exodus 26:26 · KJV
And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
Exodus 26:27 · KJV
And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides westward.
Exodus 26:35 · KJV
And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.
Exodus 27:7 · KJV
And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.
Exodus 30:4 · KJV
And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal.
Exodus 36:25 · KJV
And for the other side of the tabernacle, which is toward the north corner, he made twenty boards,
Exodus 36:31 · KJV
And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
Exodus 36:32 · KJV
And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the sides westward.
Exodus 37:3 · KJV
And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.
Exodus 37:5 · KJV
And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
Exodus 37:27 · KJV
And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.
Exodus 38:7 · KJV
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
2 Samuel 16:13 · KJV
And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
1 Kings 6:5 · KJV
And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:
1 Kings 6:8 · KJV
The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.
1 Kings 6:15 · KJV
And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
1 Kings 6:16 · KJV
And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
1 Kings 6:34 · KJV
And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
1 Kings 7:3 · KJV
And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
Jeremiah 20:10 · KJV
For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
Ezekiel 41:5 · KJV
After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.
Ezekiel 41:6 · KJV
And the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house.
Ezekiel 41:7 · KJV
And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house was still upward, and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst.
Ezekiel 41:8 · KJV
I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.
Ezekiel 41:9 · KJV
The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chamber without, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side chambers that were within.
Ezekiel 41:11 · KJV
And the doors of the side chambers were toward the place that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about.
Ezekiel 41:26 · KJV
And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6763 mean?
H6763 is the Hebrew word צֵלָע (tsêlâʻ), meaning 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).
How is H6763 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it side (12 times), side chambers (6 times), sides (4 times), corners (2 times), chambers (2 times), among others.
How many times does H6763 appear in the Bible?
צֵלָע (tsêlâʻ) is tagged in 32 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6763 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (feminine) צַלְעָה; from H6760 (צָלַע).
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