The meaning of “אָצַל”
Understanding ʼâtsal reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
keep, reserve, straiten, take. - to separate - hence, to select, refuse, contract 1) to lay aside, reserve, withdraw, wi...
אָצַל
keep, reserve, straiten, take. - to separate - hence, to select, refuse, contract 1) to lay aside, reserve, withdraw, withhold 1a) (Qal) to reserve, set apart, withhold 1b) (Niphal) to be withdrawn 1c) (Hiphil) to withdraw
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 27:36 | “And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?” Word: אָצַל (ʼâtsal) | |
| Numbers 11:17 | “And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.” Word: אָצַל (ʼâtsal) | |
| Numbers 11:25 | “And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.” Word: אָצַל (ʼâtsal) | |
| Ecclesiastes 2:10 | “And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.” Word: אָצַל (ʼâtsal) | |
| Ezekiel 42:6 | “For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.” Word: אָצַל (ʼâtsal) |
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