What does אֵצֶל mean in the Bible?
אֵצֶל is a Hebrew word meaning "a side ; (as a preposition) near".
Hebrew · H681
אֵצֶל
A side ; (as a preposition) near
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אֵצֶל H681
What does אֵצֶל mean in the Bible?
אֵצֶל is a Hebrew word meaning "a side ; (as a preposition) near".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H681?
The BSB source-word alignment has 61 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include beside (20), near (7), . . . (3), beside me (3), next to (3).
Where does אֵצֶל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 39:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (14), 1 Kings (13), Nehemiah (6), Genesis (5).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It beside 20× Genesis 41:3, Leviticus 6:10, Leviticus 10:12, 1 Samuel 5:2
near 7× Deuteronomy 11:30, Proverbs 7:8, Isaiah 19:19, Jeremiah 35:4
. . . 3× 1 Kings 20:36, 1 Kings 21:2, Daniel 8:7
beside me 3× Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Ezekiel 43:6
next to 3× Deuteronomy 16:21, 1 Kings 4:12, 1 Kings 21:1
- 2× 1 Kings 13:24, Ezekiel 10:9
beside them 2× Ezekiel 1:19, Ezekiel 10:16
as they neared 1× Judges 19:14
at 1× Proverbs 7:12
at His side 1× Proverbs 8:30
beside her 1× Genesis 39:16
beside him 1× Nehemiah 2:6
by 1× Ezekiel 40:7
from him 1× 1 Samuel 17:30
from my side 1× 1 Kings 3:20
from their side 1× Ezekiel 10:16
is next to 1× 1 Kings 1:9
it beside 1× 2 Kings 12:9
nearby 1× Nehemiah 4:12
next to it 1× Ezekiel 39:15
side 1× Leviticus 1:16
side [of the stone] 1× 1 Samuel 20:41
stayed beside me 1× Nehemiah 4:18
to 1× 2 Chronicles 28:15
who was beside him 1× Nehemiah 4:3
with 1× Daniel 10:13
with her 1× Genesis 39:10
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 39:10 אֶצְלָ֖הּ to with her Preposition | third person feminine singular Genesis 39:15 אֶצְלִ֔י to beside me Preposition | first person common singular Genesis 39:16 אֶצְלָ֑הּ to beside her Preposition | third person feminine singular Genesis 39:18 אֶצְלִ֖י to beside me Preposition | first person common singular Genesis 41:3 אֵ֥צֶל to beside Preposition Leviticus 1:16 אֵ֤צֶל to side Preposition Leviticus 6:10 אֵ֖צֶל to beside Preposition Leviticus 10:12 אֵ֣צֶל to beside Preposition Deuteronomy 11:30 אֵ֖צֶל to near Preposition Deuteronomy 16:21 אֵ֗צֶל to next to Preposition
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 39:10
Aligned rows 61
Books represented 15
Genesis 5 Leviticus 3 Deuteronomy 2 Judges 1 1 Samuel 4 1 Kings 13 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 2 Nehemiah 6 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 14 Daniel 3 Amos 1
Source forms
אֵ֣צֶל 12x ’ê·ṣel Leviticus 10:12, 1 Kings 2:29, 1 Kings 13:25, 1 Kings 13:28
אֵ֖צֶל 10x ’ê·ṣel Leviticus 6:10, Deuteronomy 11:30, 1 Samuel 20:19, 1 Kings 1:9
אֵ֥צֶל 8x ’ê·ṣel Genesis 41:3, Judges 19:14, 1 Samuel 5:2, 1 Kings 10:19
אֵ֚צֶל 3x ’ê·ṣel 1 Kings 13:31, 1 Kings 21:1, Ezekiel 10:9
אֶצְלָ֑ם 3x ’eṣ·lām Nehemiah 4:12, Ezekiel 1:19, Ezekiel 10:16
אֵ֨צֶל 2x ’ê·ṣel 1 Kings 4:12, 2 Kings 12:9
אֶצְל֗וֹ 2x ’eṣ·lōw Nehemiah 2:6, Proverbs 8:30
אֶצְלִֽי׃ 2x ’eṣ·lî Nehemiah 4:18, Ezekiel 43:6
Parsing patterns
Preposition 39x Genesis 41:3, Leviticus 1:16, Leviticus 6:10, Leviticus 10:12
Preposition | third person masculine singular 5x Nehemiah 2:6, Nehemiah 4:3, Nehemiah 8:4, Proverbs 8:30
Preposition | first person common singular 4x Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Nehemiah 4:18, Ezekiel 43:6
Preposition | third person feminine singular 3x Genesis 39:10, Genesis 39:16, 1 Kings 13:24
Preposition | third person masculine plural 3x Nehemiah 4:12, Ezekiel 1:19, Ezekiel 10:16
Preposition-m 2x 1 Samuel 20:41, Ezekiel 40:7
Preposition-m | third person masculine singular 2x 1 Samuel 17:30, 1 Kings 20:36
Conjunctive waw | Preposition 1x Proverbs 7:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a side ; (as a preposition) near
Source Gloss
a side ; (as a preposition) near
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a side; (as a preposition) near BDB: conjunction Usage: at, (hard) by, (from) (beside), near (unto), toward, with. See also 1018.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֵצֶל is built from this root:
אָצַל H680
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain