H1212 בְּצַלְאֵל
Bᵉtsalʼêl — Betsalel, the name of two Israelites
KJV: Bezaleel.
Built from צֵל tsêl (shade, whether literal or figurative) + אֵל ʼêl (strength) — means “in (the) shadow (i.e. protection) of God”
Occurs 9 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- בְּצַלְאֵל n.pr.m. (in the shadow (protection) of Ēl; cf. cuneif. Ṣil-Bêl, a king of Gaza, COT Jos 11:22)—
- 1 a skilled artisan of tribe of Judah Ex 31:2 35:30 36:1, 2 37:1 38:22 (all P) 1 Ch 2:20 2 Ch 1:5.
- 2 an Israelite Ezr 10:30.
Where it occurs
- Exodus 31:2 — “Behold, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
- Exodus 35:30 — Moses said to the children of Israel, “Behold, the LORD has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of…
- Exodus 36:1 — “Bezalel and Oholiab shall work with every wise-hearted man, in whom the LORD has put wisdom and understanding to know…
- Exodus 36:2 — Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab, and every wise-hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even everyone…
- Exodus 37:1 — Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width a cubit and a half, and a…
- Exodus 38:22 — Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.
- Ezra 10:30 — Of the sons of Pahathmoab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
- 1 Chronicles 2:20 — Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.
- 2 Chronicles 1:5 — Moreover the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made was there before the LORD’s tabernacle…