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HebrewH1212Proper Noun (Masculine)

בְּצַלְאֵל

be.tsal.el

9Occurrences
H1212Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Betsalel, the name of two Israelites

probably from H6738 (צֵל) and H410 (אֵל) with a prepositional prefix; in (the) shadow (i.e. protection) of God;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; son of: Uri (H0221) § Bezaleel = "in the shadow (i.e. protection) of God" 1) son of Uri and grandson of Hur; a skilled Judahite artisan in all works of metal, wood, and stone and one of the architects of the tabernacle 2) an Israelite, one of the sons of Pahath-moab, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

בְּצַלְאֵל appears 9 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Exodus
6
1 Chronicles
1
2 Chronicles
1
Ezra
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 2:20BSB

Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.

2 Chronicles 1:5BSB

But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, was in Gibeon before the tabernacle of the LORD. So Solomon and the assembly inquired of Him there.

Exodus 31:2BSB

“See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

Exodus 35:30BSB

Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

Exodus 36:1BSB

“So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person are to carry out everything commanded by the LORD, who has given them skill and ability to know how to perform all the work of constructing the sanctuary.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.