Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6761 |
|---|---|
| Word: | צֶּלַע |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H6760 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | tsela |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ` (tseh'-lah) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a limping or full (figuratively) |
| KJV Renderings: | adversity, halt(-ing). |
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צֶ֫לַע noun [masculine] limping, stumbling; — figurative of calamity, absolute ׳ לְצ Ps 38:18 I am ready (נָכוֺן) for stumbling (and falling); suffix בְּצַלְעִי Ps 35:15 at my stumbliing; ׳ שֹׁמְרֵי צ Jer 20:10 watchers of my stumbling; אֵיד נָכוֺן לְצַלְעוֺ Job 18:12 ruin is ready for his stumbling. - See also צֵלָע construct
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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