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Lexicon :: Strong's H681 - 'ēṣel

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אֵצֶל
Transliteration
'ēṣel
Pronunciation
ay'-tsel
Part of Speech
masculine noun, substantive
Root Word (Etymology)
From אָצַל (H680) (in the sense of joining)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 153a

Strong’s Definitions

אֵצֶל ʼêtsel, ay'-tsel; from H680 (in the sense of joining); a side; (as a preposition) near:—at, (hard) by, (from) (beside), near (unto), toward, with. See also H1018.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 60x

The KJV translates Strong's H681 in the following manner: by (23x), beside (12x), by ... (10x), near (3x), at (2x), with ... (2x), from ... (1x), against (1x), close (1x), to (1x), toward (1x), unto (1x), with (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 60x
The KJV translates Strong's H681 in the following manner: by (23x), beside (12x), by ... (10x), near (3x), at (2x), with ... (2x), from ... (1x), against (1x), close (1x), to (1x), toward (1x), unto (1x), with (1x).

  1. beside, by, near, nearness, joining, proximity

    substantive

  2. (BDB)

    1. conjunction, proximity

    2. beside, in proximity, contiguous to, from beside

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֵצֶל ʼêtsel, ay'-tsel; from H680 (in the sense of joining); a side; (as a preposition) near:—at, (hard) by, (from) (beside), near (unto), toward, with. See also H1018.
STRONGS H681: Abbreviations
I. אֵ֫צֶל 61 substantive conjunction, proximity; with suffix אֶצְלִי, אֶצְלוֺ etc.; only used as a preposition.
a. (as an implicit accusative) in proximity to (as though ومْلَ LagBN 68), beside: Genesis 39:10, 15; Genesis 41:3 and stood הַפָּרוֹת אֵצֶל beside the kine, 1 Samuel 5:2 אֵצֶל דָּגוֺן beside Dagon, 1 Kings 13:24, 25; 1 Kings 21:1; Proverbs 8:30; Ezekiel 1:15, 19; Ezekiel 33:30; Ezekiel 39:15; often in phrase (י׳ מ׳) אֵצֶל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ Leviticus 1:16; Leviticus 6:3; Deuteronomy 16:21; 1 Kings 2:29; Amos 2:8 +; of a locality (compare II. אֵת 2) Deuteronomy 11:30 beside the terebinths of Moreh, 1 Kings 1:9; 1 Kings 4:12; Jeremiah 41:17. After a verb of motion (late) Daniel 8:7, 17; compare 2 Chronicles 28:15b.
b. with מִן, מֵאֵצֶל from proximity to, from beside (compare מֵאֵת, מֵעִם): 1 Samuel 20:41 (read with מֵאֵצֶל הָאַרְגָּב from beside the mound); Ezekiel 40:7 contiguous to, beside (מִן 3c); with suffix 1 Samuel 17:30 וַיָּסָב מֵאֶצְלוֺ and he turned about from beside him, 1 Kings 3:20; 1 Kings 20:36; Ezekiel 10:16.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

39:10; 39:15; 41:3

Leviticus

1:16; 6:3

Deuteronomy

11:30; 16:21

1 Samuel

5:2; 17:30; 20:41

1 Kings

1:9; 2:29; 3:20; 4:12; 13:24; 13:25; 20:36; 21:1

2 Chronicles

28:15

Proverbs

8:30

Jeremiah

41:17

Ezekiel

1:15; 1:19; 10:16; 33:30; 39:15; 40:7

Daniel

8:7; 8:17

Amos

2:8