צָלַע
tsala · limp
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6760 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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tsala (צָלַע) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “limp”.
How to say it
tsa·la
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To walk unevenly because a leg or the hip does not hold well.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- lame ×3
- was limping ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Genesis 32:31
The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.
- Micah 4:6
“On that day, declares YHWH, I will gather the lame and the banished I will assemble, and the one whom I have afflicted.
- Micah 4:7
And I will make the lame a remnant, and the one driven far off a mighty nation; and YHWH will reign over them on Mount Zion from now and forever.
- Zephaniah 3:19
Look, I will deal with all who afflict you at that time; and I will save the lame and the banished I will assemble; and I will make them a praise and a name in all the land of their shame.