Strong's H6763 · Hebrew
צֵלָע
tsêlâʻ · /tsay-law'/
Definition
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)
KJV: beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).
Root / derivation: or (feminine) צַלְעָה; from H6760 (צָלַע);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered צֵלָע across 33 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
33 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis2 verses
Exodus15 verses
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 25:14And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
Exodus 26:20And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards:
Exodus 26:26And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
Exodus 26:27And 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 26:35And 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 27:7And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.
Exodus 30:4And 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. corners: Heb. ribs
Exodus 36:25And for the other side of the tabernacle, which is toward the north corner, he made twenty boards,
Exodus 36:31And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
Exodus 36:32And 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 37:3And 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 37:5And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
Exodus 37:27And 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 38:7And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
1 Kings6 verses
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: against the wall: or, upon, or, joining to the wall built chambers: Heb. built floors made chambers: Heb. made ribs
1 Kings 6:8The 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. side: Heb. shoulder
1 Kings 6:15And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir. both: or, from the floor of the house unto the walls, etc
1 Kings 6:16And 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 6:34And 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 7:3And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row. beams: Heb. ribs
Ezekiel7 verses
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 41:6And 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. one: Heb. side chamber over side chamber thirty: or, three and thirty times, or, foot have hold: Heb. be holden
Ezekiel 41:7And 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. there: Heb. it was made broader, and went round
Ezekiel 41:8I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.
Ezekiel 41:9The 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 41:11And 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 41:26And 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H6763 (tsêlâʻ) mean?
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 many times does H6763 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H6763 (צֵלָע) appears in 33 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “side.”
How is tsêlâʻ translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H6763 is rendered as “side” (15×), “chambers” (8×), “sides” (4×), “chamber” (3×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word צֵלָע come from?
or (feminine) צַלְעָה; from H6760 (צָלַע);