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Side

שְׂטַרStrong’s H7859

shetar (she-tar)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Shetar is the Aramaic word usually translated “side”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.”
Daniel 7:5 KJV
Meaning
  1. Side (Da 7:5)
How it's translated
  • and to a side 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Daniel 1

1 book in all.

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    Aramaic dictionary

    שְׂטַר shetar · side

    side (Da 7:5)

    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.]

    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. 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”
    1. One part of a thing, or its superficies; as the side of a ball or sphere.
    2. Any part considered in respect to its direction or point of compass; as to whichever side we direct our view.
    3. Party; faction; sect; any man or body of men considered as in opposition to another.
    4. Interest; favor. Psalms 118:6“The Lord is on my side” Psalms 118:6
    5. Any part being in opposition or contradistinction to another; In the battle, the slaughter was great on both sides.
    6. 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.
    7. Quarter; region; part; as from one side of heaven to the other.

    SIDE, adjective

    1. Lateral; as a side post; but perhaps it would be better to consider the word as compound.
    2. Being on the side or toward the side; oblique; indirect.
    3. Long; large; extensive.

    SIDE, verb intransitive

    [Little used.]

    1. To lean on one side
    2. 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

    1. To stand at the side of. [Not in use.]
    2. 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 Aramaic, not from any one translation.