Lexical Definition

‎צְלָא‎ tsᵉlâʼ (tsel-aw') to pray ^A:V
(Aramaic) probably corresponding to ‎צָלַע‎ in the sense of bowing

pray.

• pray

1) (Pael) to pray

See Greek: προσεύχομαι

Extended Information

Aramaic of: צָלַע

• Aramaic of tsa.la (‎צ‎ָ‎ל‎ַ‎ע‎ "to limp" צָלַע)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎צְלָא‎] verb Pa`el pray (originally bow in prayer) (ᵑ7 id., bow, Pa`el pray, so Syriac and Pa.; Assyrian ƒullû, entreat (apparently not of prayer to gods Zim^{KAT 3. 610 f.}); Arabic middle of the back, II. pray, Ethiopic bow, pray; Sabean ‎צלות‎ shrine Hom^{Chr 125; AA 185}); — Participle ‎מְצַלֵּא‎ Dan 6:11* (absolute); plural ‎מְצַלַּ֫יִן‎ (K^{§ 47a})) Ezra 6:10 (with ‎ל‎ in behalf of).

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