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Strong's H6763 צֵלָע (tsela)

Tsela means “leaf” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6763
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 32
Books 6

Strong's H6763 Quick Answer

Strong's H6763 צֵּלָע צַּלעָה (tsela`) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tsela` (tsay-law') (or (feminine) tsalTah {tsal-aw'}) n-f. 1. a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e. leaf) 2. (hence) a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, i.e. quarter) It has 32 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include side, door, ribs, and rib. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
tsela` (tsay-law') (or (feminine) tsalTah {tsal-aw'}) n-f. 1. a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e. leaf) 2. (hence) a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, i.e. quarter)
Usage
32 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
side, door, ribs, and rib

Meaning and Definition

tsela` (tsay-law') (or (feminine) tsalTah {tsal-aw'}) n-f. 1. a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e. leaf) 2. (hence) a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, i.e. quarter) 3. architecturally, a (especially floor or ceiling) timber or plank (single or collective, i.e. a flooring) [from H6760] KJV: beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber). Root(s): H6760

Original Word
צֵּלָע צַּלעָה
Transliteration
tsela`
Derivation
Root: צלע First root strongs: 6760
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6763. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

side

Usage: 1) side, rib, beam 1a) rib (of man) 1b) rib (of hill, ridge, etc) 1c) side-chambers or cells (of temple structure) 1d) rib, plank, board (of cedar or fir) 1e) leaves (of door) 1f) side (of ark) Aramaic equivalent: a.la (עֲלַע "rib" H5967)

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How Strong's H6763 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tsela`, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

side Exodus 25:12 17× door 1 Kings 6:8 rib Genesis 2:22 ribs Genesis 2:21

How Strong's H6763 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 32 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6763 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6763 in the Old Testament

32 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 32 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6763.

Genesis 2:21 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards:
Exodus 26:26 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
Exodus 26:27 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And for the other side of the tabernacle, which is toward the north corner, he made twenty boards,
Exodus 36:31 Old Testament, KJV
And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
Exodus 36:32 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
Exodus 37:27 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
Job 18:12 Old Testament, KJV
His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.
Ezekiel 41:5 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6763, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 15 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 6 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 7 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H6763 FAQ

What does tsela (צֵלָע) mean?

Tsela (Strong's H6763) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "leaf". tsela` (tsay-law') (or (feminine) tsalTah {tsal-aw'}) n-f. 1. a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e. leaf) 2. (hence) a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, i.e. quarter)

How many times is tsela (צֵלָע) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 32 linked usages for Strong's H6763 across 6 books.

Where can I study tsela (צֵלָע) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6763 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tsela (צֵלָע)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as side, door, ribs, and rib. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.