צָלַעtsâlaʻ
limp
Pronunciation: tsaw-lah' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6760
Same root
- צֵלָעtsêlâʻ · H6763a 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)
- צְלָאtsᵉlâʼ · H6739pray
- צֶלַעtselaʻ · H6761a limping or full (figuratively)
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 32:31 The sun was rising as Jacob left Peniel, and he was limping because of the injury to his hip.
- Micah 4:6 “In that coming day,” says the Lord, “I will gather together those who are lame, those who have been exiles, and those whom I have filled with grief.
- Micah 4:7 Those who are weak will survive as a remnant; those who were exiles will become a strong nation. Then I, the Lord, will rule from Jerusalem as their king forever.”
- Zephaniah 3:19 And I will deal severely with all who have oppressed you. I will save the weak and helpless ones; I will bring together those who were chased away. I will give glory and fame to my former exiles, wherever they have been mocked and shamed.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).