Bᵉtsalʼêl — H1212

Definition

masculine proper noun

Betsalel, the name of two Israelites

1. Bezaleel = "in the shadow (i.e. protection) of God"
2. 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. an Israelite, one of the sons of Pahath-moab, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife

Usually translated as

Bezaleel

Origin

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

• Tsêl (H6738)
• ʼêl (H410)

Occurrences

Bᵉtsalʼêl occurs 9 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (6), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Ezra (1)

• Exodus 31:2 — See, I have called by name Bezaleel (בְּצַלְאֵ֛ל) the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
• Exodus 35:30 — And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel (בְּצַלְאֵ֛ל) the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;
• Exodus 36:1 — Then wrought Bezaleel (בְצַלְאֵ֨ל) and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.
• Exodus 36:2 — And Moses called Bezaleel (בְּצַלְאֵ֘ל) and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:
• Exodus 37:1 — And Bezaleel (בְּצַלְאֵ֛ל) made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:
• Exodus 38:22 — And Bezaleel (וּבְצַלְאֵ֛ל) the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.
• 1 Chronicles 2:20 — And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel (בְּצַלְאֵֽל).
• 2 Chronicles 1:5 — Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel (בְּצַלְאֵל֙) the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.
• Ezra 10:30 — And of the sons of Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel (בְצַלְאֵ֔ל), and Binnui, and Manasseh.