Quick Definition
side
Strong's Definition
a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e. leaf); hence, a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, i.e. quarter); architecturally, a (especially floor or ceiling) timber or plank (single or collective, i.e. a flooring)
Derivation: or (feminine) צַלְעָה; from H6760 (צָלַע);
KJV Usage: beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).
TWOT Reference: 1924a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
צֵלָע (tse.la) — side. 1) side, rib, beam 1a) rib (of man) 1b) rib (of hill, ridge, etc) 1c) side-chambers or cells (of temple structure) 1d) rib, plank, board (of cedar or fir) 1e) leaves (of door) 1f) side (of ark) Aramaic equivalent: a.la (עֲלַע "rib" H5967)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun c
People
rib = each of a series of slender curved bones attached in pairs to the spine, protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs
Buildings
plank, board, leaf = a long, thin flat piece ◄ of wood, ► used for construction work
Buildings
storey = a part of a multi-storey building comprising all the rooms that are on the same level
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
צֵלָע 41 n.f. rib, side base