Strong's H1212 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: בְּצַלְאֵל (Bᵉtsalʼêl)

Pronunciation: bets-al-ale'

POS: bets-al-ale' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: probably from and with a prepositional prefix; in (the) shadow (i.e. protection) of God;

Definition: probably from צֵל and אֵל with a prepositional prefix; in (the) shadow (i.e. protection) of God; Betsalel, the name of two Israelites; Bezaleel.

KJV Usage: Bezaleel.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Bezaleel = "in the shadow (i.e. protection) of God"
• 2. 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
• 3. 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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