Lexical Definition

‎בְּצַלְאֵל‎ Bᵉtsalʼêl (bets-al-ale') Bezalel ^N:N-M-P
probably from ‎צֵל‎ and ‎אֵל‎ with a prepositional prefix; in (the) shadow (i.e. protection) of God

Bezaleel.

• § Bezaleel = "in the shadow (i.e. protection) of God"
• Betsalel, the name of two Israelites

1) 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
2) an Israelite, one of the sons of Pahath-moab, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎בְּצַלְאֵל‎ proper name, masculine (in the shadow (protection) of El; compare cuneiform ‚il-Bêl, a king of Gaza, COT Josh 11:22) —

1. a skilled artisan of tribe of Judah Exod 31:2; Exod 35:30; Exod 36:1; Exod 36:2; Exod 37:1; Exod 38:22 (all P) 1Chr 2:20; 2Chr 1:5.

2. an Israelite Ezra 10:30.

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