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Hebrew
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʕ).
Noun
צֵלׇע • (tselá) f (plural indefinite צְלָעוֹת)
- A rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, that is, leaf); hence a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, that is, quarter); architecturally a timber (especially floor or ceiling) or plank (single or collectively, that is, a flooring): - beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).
- (geometry) an edge
References
Etymology 2
Verb
צָלַע • (tsalá') (pa'al construction)
- to limp
Conjugation