בְּצַלְאֵל
Bᵉtsalʼêl · bets-al-ale'
Betsalel, the name of two Israelites
Lexicon
Derivation: probably from H6738 (צֵל) and H410 (אֵל) with a prepositional prefix; in (the) shadow (i.e. protection) of God;
Betsalel, the name of two Israelites
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Bezaleel.
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › to pursue the straight path › authority, the one who leads › strength, the leader › authority, the one who leads
The house, what is within that works to pursue the straight path of authority, the one who leads of strength, the leader of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בְּצַלְאֵל above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
9 occurrences · 9 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- bezaleel6 · 67%
- and bezaleel2 · 22%
- that bezaleel1 · 11%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.