Lexical Definition

‎אָצֵל‎ ʼÂtsêl (aw-tsale') Azel ^N:N-M-P
from ‎אָצַל‎; noble

Azal, Azel.

• § Azel = "reserved"
• Atsel, the name of an Israelite, and of a place in Palestine

n pr loc
1) a place near Jerusalem, site presently unknown
n pr m (CLBL)
2) a Benjamite descendant of Saul and Jonathan

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎אֵ֫צֶל‎ in proper name [masculine] ‎בֵּיתהָֿאֵ֫צֶל‎ Mic 1:11, according to Hi Ew Ca Ke = ‎אַָ‰צל‎ Zech 14:5, but dubious; compare II. ‎אָצֵל‎ below

I. ‎אָצֵל‎, in pause ‎אָצַ֑ל‎ (Ges^{«GKC:29»§ 29}. 4 c) proper name, masculine (perhaps noble, compare ‎אָצִיל‎ 2) a descendant of Jonathan 1Chr 8:37; 1Chr 8:38 = 1Chr 9:43; 1Chr 9:44.

II. [‎אָצֵל‎], in pause ‎אַָ‰צל‎ Zech 14:5, according to ᵐ5 ᵑ7 Thes Ew and others, proper name, of a location near Jerusalem; but no site found, & identification with ‎בֵּיתהָֿאֵצֶל‎ uncertain; hence Symm ᵑ9 Köh Wr make substantive, ‎אֶלאַָֿ‰צל‎ = very near, hard by (‎אָצֵל‎ being the supposed absolute form of I. ‎אֵצֶל‎; compare Ol^{§ 167 b}).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Azal • Unidentified place near Jerusalem mentioned in Zechariah's prophecy.

Azal was an unidentified place near Jerusalem mentioned in Zechariah's prophecy. (Zechariah 14:5)

• A location near Olives_Mount זַיִת only mentioned at Zec.14.5;
• only referred to as Azal אָצֵל.
  

Azal is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Zechariah 14:5, as part of a prophetic vision concerning the Day of the Lord. In this passage, Zechariah describes a time when the Lord will stand on the Mount of Olives, causing it to split in two, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south. The people are then instructed to flee to the valley between the mountains, which will reach "to Azal." The exact location of Azal is unknown, but based on the context, it appears to be a place near Jerusalem, possibly a village or landmark in the vicinity of the Mount of Olives.

All entries for Azal: אָצֵל