The word translated "rib" in English is the Hebrew word "tsela" (transliteration sounding like zell-a). It was used mostly in construction and designates part of or the entire enclosure. Indeed, only in Genesis 2:21 and 22 is it tranlated "rib." Everywhere else, it is either a wall, a pillar, a chamber or the very human body.
The word translated "rib" in English is the Hebrew word "tsela" (transliteration sounding like zell-a). It was used mostly in construction and designates part of or the entire enclosure. Indeed, only in Genesis 2:21 and 22 is it tranlated "rib." Everywhere else, it is either a wall, a pillar, a chamber or the very human body.