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Zela

צֵלַעStrong’s H6762

tsela (tse-la)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Tsela is the Hebrew word usually translated “zelah” and “at zela”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.”
Joshua 18:28 KJV
Meaning
  1. § Zelah = "a rib"
How it's translated
  • and zelah 1
  • at zela 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Joshua 1
  • 2 Samuel 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

צֵלַע tsela · Zela

§ Zelah = "a rib" a city in Benjamin containing the family burial place of Saul

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.