ʼatstsîyl — H679

Definition

feminine noun

a joint of the hand (i.e. knuckle); also (according to some) a party-wall (Ezekiel 41:8)

1. joining, joint (such as elbow etc)

Usually translated as

great, hole

Origin

from H680 (in its primary sense of uniting)

• Derived from ʼâtsal (H680)

Greek equivalents

• diástēma (G1292)

Occurrences

ʼatstsîyl occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (2)

• Jeremiah 38:12 — And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes (אַצִּל֣וֹת) under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
• Ezekiel 13:18 — And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes (אַצִּילֵ֣י), and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?
• Ezekiel 41:8 — I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great (אַצִּֽילָה) cubits.