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אָצֵל

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Atsel

H682 noun

SILEX Entry

Root אצל to reserve, to separate, to set apart

Definition

Proper noun: (1) Atsel/Azel, a personal name applied to an Israelite individual in biblical genealogies; (2) a geographical location mentioned in post-exilic prophetic literature, likely near Jerusalem. The term refers specifically either to a male individual or to a place and carries associations of distinction or nobility, consistent with the apparent root meaning, but in practice the word functions almost exclusively as a proper noun and not as an appellative ('noble').

Semantic Range

personal name (Israelite male), place name (location near Jerusalem); related adjectival meanings: 'noble,' 'distinguished'

Root / Etymology

From the Hebrew root אָצַל (אצל), meaning 'to reserve, to separate, to set apart.' The form אָצֵל likely arises as an adjectival formation, originally suggesting 'set apart, distinguished,' but as a proper name, the meaning is more personal and often loses the direct lexical sense of its root.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, אָצֵל (Atsel/Azel) appears both as the name of an Israelite in genealogical lists (1 Chronicles 8:37; 9:43-44) and as the name of a locality near Jerusalem in prophetic literature (Zechariah 14:5). The meaning 'noble' or 'distinguished' is suggested by the root but does not function as a common noun in the biblical text. In 1 Chronicles, the bearers of the name are members of the Benjaminite genealogy, whereas in Zechariah the place Azal/Azel is geographically indeterminate but associated with a future eschatological event. Later translations sometimes render the name as 'Azal' or 'Azel.' There is no evidence that the English term 'Jew' should be applied to these references; rather, they are genealogically or geographically rooted within Israelite tradition. The term does not occur outside of proper name lists and landmarks in the Hebrew Bible.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from אָצַל; noble; Atsel, the name of an Israelite, and of a place in Palestine; Azal, Azel.

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Root Family

אצל (ʾ-ṣ-l) — to reserve, to separate, to set apart

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H678 אָצִיל set-apart ones of
H679 אַצִּיל projecting forearm
H680 אָצַל you set apart
H681 אֵצֶל alongside
H683 אֲצַלְיָהוּ Yahweh-has-reserved

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H682-01 אָצַל֒ atsal HNp Azel Atsel (Set-Apart One/Place) 3
H682-02 אָצֵ֥ל atsel HNp Azel lazy man 2
H682-03 וּ/לְ/אָצֵל֮ uleatsel HC/R/Np and to Azel and to Atsel 2

Occurrences in Scripture

7 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H682-01 Zechariah 14:5 אָצַל֒ atsal HNp Azal Atsel (Set-Apart One/Place)
H682-02 1 Chronicles 8:37 אָצֵ֥ל atsel HNp Azel lazy man
H682-03 1 Chronicles 8:38 וּ/לְ/אָצֵל֮ uleatsel HC/R/Np and to Azel and to Atsel
H682-01 1 Chronicles 8:38 אָצַֽל atsal HNp Azel Atsel (Set-Apart One/Place)
H682-02 1 Chronicles 9:43 אָצֵ֥ל atsel HNp Azel lazy man
H682-03 1 Chronicles 9:44 וּ/לְ/אָצֵל֮ uleatsel HC/R/Np and to Azel and to Atsel
H682-01 1 Chronicles 9:44 אָצַֽל atsal HNp Azel Atsel (Set-Apart One/Place)
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