Lexical Definition

‎אָצִיל‎ ʼâtsîyl (aw-tseel') chief ^H:N-M
from ‎אָצַל‎ (in its secondary sense of separation)

chief man, noble.

• an extremity (Isaiah 41:9), also a noble

1) side, corner, chief
2) (CLBL) nobles (fig.)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אָצִיל‎ noun [masculine] side, corner, chief — plural construct ‎אֲצִילֵי‎ Exod 24:11 suffix ‎אֲצִילֶיהָ‎ Isa 41:9 —

1. sides (borders) of earth Isa 41:9 (|| ‎קצות‎); compare ‎׳‎‎ירכתי א‎ Jer 6:22 etc.

2. figurative nobles (perhaps as sides, supports, compare below ‎פִּנּוֺת‎; so Ew Di but perhaps = noble — from be rooted, root, metaphor origin, stock — properly a man having a (known) origin, sprung from an ancient and famous stock; so Ges, compare Lag^{BN 68}) Exod 24:11.

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