What does צֶלַע mean in the Bible?
צֶלַע is a Hebrew word meaning "a limping or full (figuratively)".
Hebrew · H6761
צֶלַע
A limping or full (figuratively)
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צֶלַעH6761
What does צֶלַע mean in the Bible?
צֶלַע is a Hebrew word meaning "a limping or full (figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6761?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include at his side (1), But when I stumbled (1), my fall (1), to fall (1).
Where does צֶלַע appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 18:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (2), Jeremiah (1), Job (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 Itat his side1×Job 18:12
But when I stumbled1×Psalms 35:15
my fall1×Jeremiah 20:10
to fall1×Psalms 38:17
Show sample aligned rows
Job 18:12לְצַלְעֽוֹ׃toat his sidePreposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularPsalms 35:15וּבְצַלְעִי֮toBut when I stumbledConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularPsalms 38:17לְצֶ֣לַעtoto fallPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularJeremiah 20:10צַלְעִ֑יtomy fallNoun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJob 18:12
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Job1Psalms2Jeremiah1
Source forms
וּבְצַלְעִי֮1xū·ḇə·ṣal·‘îPsalms 35:15
לְצֶ֣לַע1xlə·ṣe·la‘Psalms 38:17
לְצַלְעֽוֹ׃1xlə·ṣal·‘ōwJob 18:12
צַלְעִ֑י1xṣal·‘îJeremiah 20:10
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular1xPsalms 35:15
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular1xJeremiah 20:10
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular1xPsalms 38:17
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xJob 18:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a limping or full (figuratively)
Source Gloss
a limping or full (figuratively)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a limping or full (figuratively) BDB: limping Usage: adversity, halt(-ing).
Word Origins
צֶלַע is built from this root: