צֵלָע
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. rib (of the body)
2. rib, chop (of meat)
3. rib (a bent or curved architectural supporting element)
4. timber, plank, beam, board (of flooring or ceiling)
5. chamber, corner, wing (of a building)
6. hillside, slope (of a mountain)
7. edge (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) (geometry)
Pronunciation
tselá
Examples6
יֵשׁ לוֹ שְׁתֵּי צלעות שְׁבוּרוֹת וְנָקַב ברֵאָה.
He broke two ribs and punctured his lung.
זֶהוּ מְשֻׁלָּשׁ שָׁוֶה צלעות.
This is an equilateral triangle.
צלעות טָלֶה זוֹ מָנָה נֶהֱדֶרֶת.
A rack of lamb makes a great meal.
לרִבּוּעַ יֵשׁ אַרְבַּע צלעות.
A square has four sides.
הוּא שָׁבַר שְׁתֵּי צלעות וְנִקֵּב רֵאָה.
He broke two ribs and punctured his lung.
הַחֲבָטָה הַבָּאָה כְּבָר היתה עַל אחוריו של זֶה בְּעוֹד רַגְלָיו מְדַרְבְּנוֹת בצלעותיה שֶׁל הַבְּהֵמָה הָעֲלוּבָה.
The next blow landed on its hindquarters as his legs spurred the poor animal in the ribs.