Zelah — the meaning of the Hebrew name צֶלַע

צֶלַע

Tselaʻ · pronounced tseh'-lah · Strong's H6762 · a place

Zelah means Tsela, a place in Palestine.

Built from

צֶלַע tselaʻ (the same as, H6761) — a limping or full (figuratively) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H6761; Tsela, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Josh 18:28 And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families. (KJV)

Every verse that names Zelah

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Joshua, 2 Samuel

Josh 18:282Sam 21:14

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