אֵצֶל

Strong’s Definition

a side; (as a preposition) near

Etymology & Derivation

from H680 (אָצַל) (in the sense of joining);

KJV Usage

at, (hard) by, (from) (beside), near (unto), toward, with. See also H1018 (בֵּית הָאֵצֶל).

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.beside, by, near, nearness, joining, proximity
• 2.conjunction, proximity
• 3.beside, in proximity, contiguous to, from beside
• 4.(subst)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼêtsel; Pronunciation: ay'-tsel

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