To pray
צְלָאStrong’s H6760tsela (tse-la)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Tsela is the Hebrew word usually translated “lame” and “limping”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.”
Meaning
- (Pael) to pray
How it's translated
- the lame 3
- limping 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Micah 2
- Genesis 1
- Zephaniah 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Micah 4:6In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;
- Micah 4:7And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.
- Zephaniah 3:19Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
Hebrew dictionary
צְלָא tsela · to pray
(Pael) to pray Aramaic of tsa.la (צָלַע "to limp" H6760)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “pray” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PRAY, verb intransitive
[Latin precor; proco; this word belongs to the same family as preach and reproach; Heb. to bless, to reproach; rendered in, to curse; properly, to reproach, to rail at or upbraid. In Latin the word precor signifies to supplicate good or evil, and precis signifies a prayer and a curse. See Imprecate.]
- To ask with earnestness or zeal, as for a favor, or for something desirable; to entreat; to supplicate.“PRAY for them who despitefully use you and persecute you” Matthew 5:44
- To petition; to ask, as for a favor; as in application to a legislative body.
- In worship, to address the Supreme Being with solemnity and reverence, with adoration, confession of sins, supplication for mercy, and thanksgiving for blessings received.“When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly” Matthew 6:6
- I pray that is, I pray you tell me, or let me know, is a common mode of introducing a question.
All definitions and other forms of “pray”
PRAY, verb transitive
To supplicate; to entreat; to urge.
- “We pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God” 2 Corinthians 5:20
- In worship, to supplicate; to implore; to ask with reverence and humility.“Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee” Acts 8:22
- To petition.
- To ask or intreat in ceremony or form.
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.