צלע
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צלע¹
- /t͡seˈla/ Modern Israeli
- /ˈt͡sela/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Cognate with Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʕ) and Aramaic עִלְעָא.
noun צֵלָע · tselá · צְלָעוֹת · צְלָעִים · צֶלַע־ · צֵלַע־
- rib (of the body)
- rib, chop (of meat)
- rib (a bent or curved architectural supporting element)
- timber, plank, beam, board (of flooring or ceiling)
- chamber, corner, wing (of a building)
- hillside, slope (of a mountain)
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edge (joining line between two vertices of a polygon)
Similar: מִקְצוֹעַ
צלע²
verb צָלַע · tsalá · לצלוע · לִצְלֹעַ · צְלִיעָה · -
- to limp, to be lame
noun צֶלַע · tséla
- calamity
In English
Talk about this word "צלע." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%9C%D7%A2. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. צלע. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%9C%D7%A2 "צלע." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%9C%D7%A2.Cite this
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title = {צלע},
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