Hebrew

Noun

צֶלַע • ‎(tséla) f ‎(plural indefinite צְלָעוֹת) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

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’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

Etymology 2

Verb

צָלַע • ‎(tsoléa) ‎(pa'al construction)

1. to limp
2. (slang, with present participle) lame

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

Conjugation