צלע

Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /t͡seˈla/

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʕ).

Noun

צֵלָע • (tselá) f (plural indefinite צְלָעוֹת) [pattern: קֵטָל]

1. 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).
2. (geometry) an edge

References

• H6763 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Root
צ־ל־ע (ts-l-ʿ)
2 terms

Verb

צָלַע • (tsalá') (pa'al construction)

1. to limp

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָלַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לצלוע / לִצְלֹעַ
		action noun		צְלִיעָה
		passive participle		—
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	צָלַעְתִּי		צָלַעְנוּ
	second	צָלַעְתָּ	צָלַעְתְּ	צְלַעְתֶּם1	צְלַעְתֶּן1
	third	צָלַע	צָלְעָה	צָלְעוּ
present		צוֹלֵעַ	צוֹלַעַת	צוֹלְעִים	צוֹלְעוֹת
future	first	אֶצְלַע		נִצְלַע
	second	תִּצְלַע	תִּצְלְעִי	תִּצְלְעוּ	תִּצְלַעְנָה2
	third	יִצְלַע	תִּצְלַע	יִצְלְעוּ	תִּצְלַעְנָה2
imperative		צְלַע	צִלְעִי	צִלְעוּ	צְלַעְנָה2

¹ Pronounced צָלַעְתֶּם and צָלַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.