Lexical Definition

‎אָצַל‎ ʼâtsal (aw-tsal') to reserve ^H:V
a primitive root; properly, to join; used only as a denominative from ‎אֵצֶל‎

keep, reserve, straiten, take.

• to separate
• hence, to select, refuse, contract

1) to lay aside, reserve, withdraw, withhold
1a) (Qal) to reserve, set apart, withhold
1b) (Niphal) to be withdrawn
1c) (Hiphil) to withdraw

See Greek: ἀφαιρέω · ὀκνέω · ὑπολείπω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎אָצַל‎] verb denominative lay aside, reserve, withdraw, withhold —

Qal Perfect ‎אָצַלְתָּ‎ Gen 27:36 ‎אָצַלְתִּי‎ Eccl 2:10 ‎וְאָֽצַלְתִּ֫י‎ consecutive Num 11:17 — reserve, ‎לִי בְרָכָה‎ Gen 27:36 (withdraw), set apart ‎מִןהָֿרוּחַ‎ Num 11:17 withhold ‎מֵהֶם‎ Eccl 2:10. Niph`al Perfect ‎נֶאֱצַל‎ Ezek 42:6 be withdrawn, i.e. shortened or narrowed. Hiph`il Imperfect ‎וַיָּאצֶל‎ Num 11:25 (Kö^{1. 390}) = Qal Num 11:17.

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