Bezalel
בְּצַלְאֵלStrong’s H1212betsalel (be-tsal-el)
Appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Betsalel is the Hebrew word usually translated “bezalel”. It appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament.
“See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:”
Meaning
- 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
- An Israelite, one of the sons of Pahath-moab, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife
- 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
- An Israelite, one of the sons of Pahath-moab, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife
How it's translated
- bezalel 8
- and bezalel 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Exodus 6
- 1 Chronicles 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
- Ezra 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 35:30And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;
- Exodus 36:1Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.
- Exodus 36:2And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:
- Exodus 37:1And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:
- Exodus 38:22And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.
- 1 Chronicles 2:20And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.
Hebrew dictionary
בְּצַלְאֵל betsalel · Bezalel
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.31.2; son of: Uri (H0221) § Bezaleel = "in the shadow (i.e. protection) of God" 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
בְּצַלְאֵל betsalel · Bezalel
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.30 § Bezaleel = "in the shadow (i.e. protection) of God" 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.