What does צְלָא (ṣĕlāʾ) mean in the Bible?
צְלָא (ṣĕlāʾ) is a Hebrew word meaning "pray".
Hebrew · H6739
צְלָא
Pray
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צְלָא H6739
Pronunciation ṣĕlāʾ
What does צְלָא (ṣĕlāʾ) mean in the Bible?
צְלָא (ṣĕlāʾ) is a Hebrew word meaning "pray".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6739?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and to pray (1), prayed (1).
Where does צְלָא (ṣĕlāʾ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 6:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (1), Ezra (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and to pray 1× Ezra 6:10
prayed 1× Daniel 6:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 6:10
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Ezra 1 Daniel 1
Source forms
וּמְצַלֵּ֤א 1x ū·mə·ṣal·lê Daniel 6:10
וּמְצַלַּ֕יִן 1x ū·mə·ṣal·la·yin Ezra 6:10
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural 1x Ezra 6:10
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular 1x Daniel 6:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. pray
Source Gloss
pray
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
pray Usage: pray.
Word Origins
צְלָא is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain