Lexicon :: Strong's H681 - 'ēṣel

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 Info

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

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

beside, by, near, nearness, joining, proximity
substantive
(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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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 Lag^{BN 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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