# H1212 בְּצַלְאֵל

בְּצַלְאֵל (Bᵉtsalʼêl), Strong’s H1212: Betsalel, the name of two Israelites KJV: Bezaleel.. Occurs 9 times.

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*Bᵉtsalʼêl* — Betsalel, the name of two Israelites

KJV: Bezaleel.

Built from [צֵל tsêl](https://besorah.bible/word/H6738) (shade, whether literal or figurative) + [אֵל ʼêl](https://besorah.bible/word/H410) (strength) — means “in (the) shadow (i.e. protection) of God”

Occurs 9 times.

## 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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/31?v=2) — “Behold, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
- [Exodus 35:30](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/35?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/36?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/36?v=2) — Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab, and every wise-hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even everyone…
- [Exodus 37:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/37?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/38?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezra/10?v=30) — Of the sons of Pahathmoab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
- [1 Chronicles 2:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/2?v=20) — Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.
- [2 Chronicles 1:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-chronicles/1?v=5) — Moreover the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made was there before the LORD’s tabernacle…