צֵלָע

tsêlâʻ · Hebrew · Strong's H6763 · 41 occurrences

The KJV renders 16 different Hebrew and Greek words as “side”

What it means

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)

or (feminine) צַלְעָה; from H6760 (צָלַע);

How the KJV renders it

beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“side”

also renders dexiós (G1188), pleurá (G4125), méros (G3313), ʼâchôwr (H268), yâmîyn (H3225), yârêk (H3409), kôh (H3541), kâthêph (H3802), môthen (H4975), pêʼâh (H6285), tsâphôwn (H6828), qedem (H6924), rebaʻ (H7253), shᵉṭar (H7859), sâphâh (H8193)

“corner”

also renders archḗ (G746), gōnía (G1137), kânâph (H3671), kâthêph (H3802), pêʼâh (H6285), pinnâh (H6438), paʻam (H6471), qâtsâh (H7098), qâtsaʻ (H7106)

“beam”

also renders dokós (G1385), ʼereg (H708), gêb (H1356), kâruthâh (H3773), qôwrâh (H6982)

“leaf”

also renders phýllon (G5444), deleth (H1817), ṭereph (H2964), qelaʻ (H7050)

“chamber”

also renders chuppâh (H2646), yâtsûwaʻ (H3326), nishkâh (H5393)

“board”

also renders sanís (G4548), lûwach (H3871)

“plank”

also renders ʻêts (H6086)

“rib”

also renders ʻălaʻ (H5967)

Where it appears

41 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 32 verses shown.

1 Kings 6:5 HNcbpa1 Kings 6:8 HTd/Ncbsa1 Kings 6:15 HR/Ncbpc1 Kings 6:16 HR/Ncbpc1 Kings 6:34 HNcbpa1 Kings 7:3 HTd/Ncbpa2 Samuel 16:13 HR/NcbscExodus 25:12 HNcbsc/Sp3msExodus 25:14 HNcbpcExodus 26:20 HC/R/NcbscExodus 26:26 HNcbscExodus 26:27 HNcbscExodus 26:35 HNcbscExodus 27:7 HNcbpcExodus 30:4 HNcbpc/Sp3msExodus 36:25 HC/R/NcbscExodus 36:31 HNcbscExodus 36:32 HNcbscExodus 37:3 HNcbsc/Sp3msExodus 37:5 HNcbpcExodus 37:27 HNcbpc/Sp3msExodus 38:7 HNcbpcEzekiel 41:5 HTd/NcbsaEzekiel 41:6 HC/Td/NcbpaEzekiel 41:7 HRd/NcbpaEzekiel 41:8 HTd/NcbpaEzekiel 41:9 HNcbpaEzekiel 41:11 HTd/NcbsaEzekiel 41:26 HC/NcbpcGenesis 2:21 HR/Ncbpc/Sp3msGenesis 2:22 HTd/NcbsaJob 18:12 HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.