Side
פֵּאָהStrong’s H6285peah (pe-ah)
Appears in 59 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Peah is the Hebrew word usually translated “side of”, “from side of” and “corner”. It appears in 59 verses of the Old Testament.
“And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.”
Meaning
- Corner, edge, side, quarter, extremitycorner · side
How it's translated
- side of 32
- from side of 16
- and side of 8
- for side of 6
- to side of 6
- and for side of 3
- corner 3
- the corners 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ezekiel 26
- Exodus 14
- Leviticus 5
- Joshua 5
- Jeremiah 4
- Numbers 3
8 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 26:18And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.
- Exodus 26:20And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards:
- Exodus 27:9And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:
- Exodus 27:11And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
- Exodus 27:12And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
- Exodus 27:13And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.
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Hebrew dictionary
פֵּאָה peah · side
1) corner, edge, side, quarter, extremity 1a) corner 1b) side
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “side” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SIDE, noun
[Latin latus.]
- The broad and long part of surface of a thing, as distinguished from the end, which is of less extent and many be a point; as the side of a plank; the side of a chest; the side of a house or of a ship.
- Margin; edge; verge; border; the exterior line of any thing, considered in length; as the side of a tract of land or a field, as distinct from the end.
- The part of an animal between the back and the face and belly; the part of which the ribs are situated; as the right side; the left side This is quadrupeds is usually the broadest part.
- The part between the top and bottom; the slope, declivity or ascent, as of a hill or mountain; as the side of mount Etna.
All definitions and other forms of “side”
- One part of a thing, or its superficies; as the side of a ball or sphere.
- Any part considered in respect to its direction or point of compass; as to whichever side we direct our view.
- Party; faction; sect; any man or body of men considered as in opposition to another.
- Interest; favor. Psalms 118:6“The Lord is on my side” Psalms 118:6
- Any part being in opposition or contradistinction to another; In the battle, the slaughter was great on both sides.
- Branch or a family; separate line of descent; as, by the father's side he is descended from a noble family; by the mother's side his birth is respectable.
- Quarter; region; part; as from one side of heaven to the other.
SIDE, adjective
- Lateral; as a side post; but perhaps it would be better to consider the word as compound.
- Being on the side or toward the side; oblique; indirect.
- Long; large; extensive.
SIDE, verb intransitive
[Little used.]
- To lean on one side
- To embrace the opinions of one party or engage in its interest, when opposed to another party; as, to side with the ministerial party.
SIDE, verb transitive
- To stand at the side of. [Not in use.]
- To suit; to pair. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.