אָצֵלʼÂtsêl

אֵ֫צֶל: proper name [masculine]: compare II.

Pronunciation: aw-tsale' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H682

Meanings

אָצֵל below (Micah 1:11; Zechariah 14:5)

אָצֵל: proper name, masculine: a descendant of Jonathan (1 Chronicles 8:37; 1 Chronicles 8:38; 1 Chronicles 9:43; 1 Chronicles 9:44)

אָצֵל: proper name [of a location]: near Jerusalem; but no site found, & identification with בֵּיתהָֿאֵצֶל uncertain (Zechariah 14:5)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Chronicles 8:37 Moza was the father of Binea. Binea was the father of Rephaiah. Rephaiah was the father of Eleasah. Eleasah was the father of Azel.
  • 1 Chronicles 8:38 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
  • 1 Chronicles 9:43 Moza was the father of Binea. Binea’s son was Rephaiah. Rephaiah’s son was Eleasah. Eleasah’s son was Azel.
  • 1 Chronicles 9:44 Azel had six sons, whose names were Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
  • Zechariah 14:5 You will flee through this valley, for it will reach across to Azal. Yes, you will flee as you did from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all his holy ones with him.
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