צלע

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʿ).

Noun

צֵלׇע • (tselá) f (plural indefinite צְלָעוֹת)

1. A rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, that is, leaf); hence a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, that is, quarter); architecturally a timber (especially floor or ceiling) or plank (single or collectively, that is, a flooring): - beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).
2. (geometry) an edge

References

• H6763 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Root
צ־ל־ע (ṣ-l-ʿ)

Verb

צָלַע • (tsalá') third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to limp

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָלַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לצלוע / לִצְלֹעַ action noun: צְלִיעָה passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	צָלַעְתִּי		צָלַעְנוּ
	second	צָלַעְתָּ	צָלַעְתְּ	צְלַעְתֶּם1	צְלַעְתֶּן1
	third	צָלַע	צָלְעָה	צָלְעוּ
present		צוֹלֵעַ	צוֹלַעַת	צוֹלְעִים	צוֹלְעוֹת
future	first	אֶצְלַע		נִצְלַע
	second	תִּצְלַע	תִּצְלְעִי	תִּצְלְעוּ	תִּצְלַעְנָה2
	third	יִצְלַע	תִּצְלַע	יִצְלְעוּ	תִּצְלַעְנָה2
imperative		צְלַע	צִלְעִי	צִלְעוּ	צְלַעְנָה2
notes		Pronounced צָלַעְתֶּם and צָלַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Adjective

צוֹלֵעַ • (tsoléa') (feminine צוֹלַעַת, masculine plural צוֹלְעִים, feminine plural צוֹלְעוֹת)

1. limping, lame
2. (slang) lame, weak

   רָאִיתִי אֶתְמוֹל סֶרֶט מָה־זֶה צוֹלֵעַ ― ra'íti etmól séret má-ze tsoléa ― I saw such a lame movie yesterday