צֶלַע
tsela · stumbling, fall
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6761 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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tsela (צֶלַע) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “stumbling, fall”.
A stumbling, a fall: the false step of one who limps.
How to say it
tse·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
- A false step, a fall.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Psalms 35:15
But at my stumbling they were glad and gathered; they gathered against me, attackers, and I did not know it; they tore and did not keep silent.
- Psalms 38:17
For I am ready for stumbling, and my pain is before me continually.
- Jeremiah 20:10
For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror on every side! Denounce him, and let us denounce him!” All the men of my peace, watching for my stumbling, say, “Perhaps he will let himself be seduced, and we will prevail over him, and we will take our vengeance on him.”