The meaning of “אֵצֶל”
Understanding ʼêtsel reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
at, (hard) by, (from) (beside), near (unto), toward, with. See also בֵּית הָאֵצֶל. - a side - (as a preposition) near n ...
אֵצֶל
at, (hard) by, (from) (beside), near (unto), toward, with. See also בֵּית הָאֵצֶל. - a side - (as a preposition) near n m 1) beside, by, near, nearness, joining, proximity subst 2) (BDB) 2a) conjunction, proximity 2b) beside, in proximity, contiguous to, from beside
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 39:16 | “And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.” Word: אֵצֶל (ʼêtsel) | |
| Judges 19:14 | “And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.” Word: אֵצֶל (ʼêtsel) | |
| 2 Kings 12:9 | “But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the Lord: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord.” Word: אֵצֶל (ʼêtsel) | |
| Proverbs 7:12 | “Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)” Word: אֵצֶל (ʼêtsel) | |
| Ezekiel 10:16 | “And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them.” Word: אֵצֶל (ʼêtsel) |