בְּצַלְאֵל

Strong’s Definition

Betsalel, the name of two Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

probably from H6738 (צֵל) and H410 (אֵל) with a prepositional prefix; in (the) shadow (i.e. protection) of God;

KJV Usage

Bezaleel.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.son of uri and grandson of hur; a skilled judahite artisan in all works of metal, wood, and stone and one of the architects of the tabernacle
• 2.an israelite, one of the sons of pahath-moab, in the time of ezra who had taken a strange wife

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Bᵉtsalʼêl; Pronunciation: bets-al-ale'