צֵלָעtsêlâʻ

rib, side

Pronunciation: tsay-law' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6763

Meanings

1. rib, of man (Genesis 2:21; Genesis 2:22)

2. rib, of hill, i.e. ridge, or terrace (2 Samuel 16:13)

3. side-chambers or cells, (enclosing temple like ribs) (1 Kings 6:5; 1 Kings 6:6; 1 Kings 7:3)

4. ribs, of cedar and fir, i.e. planks, boards (1 Kings 6:15; 1 Kings 6:16)

5. leaves, of door (1 Kings 6:34)

6. side (Exodus 25:12; Exodus 25:14; Exodus 37:3)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 40 times in the Bible.

Genesis 2:21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man’s ribs and closed up the opening.
Genesis 2:22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man.
Exodus 25:12 Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two rings on each side.
Exodus 25:14 Insert the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.
Exodus 26:20 For the north side of the Tabernacle, make another twenty frames,
Exodus 26:26 “Make crossbars of acacia wood to link the frames, five crossbars for the north side of the Tabernacle

See every passage

Genesis 2:21, 2:22
Exodus 25:12, 25:14, 26:20, 26:26, 26:27, 26:35, 27:7, 30:4, 36:25, 36:31, 36:32, 37:3, 37:5, 37:27, 38:7
2 Samuel 16:13
1 Kings 6:5, 6:8, 6:15, 6:16, 6:34, 7:3
Ezekiel 41:5, 41:6, 41:7, 41:8, 41:9, 41:11, 41:26

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).