בְּצַלְאֵל

be.tsal.elBezalel
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man9 occurrences4 books9 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:
  • Bezalel: Skilled craftsman who built the tabernacle
  • Bezalel: Israelite who married a foreign wife

Definition

probably from H6738 and H410 with a prepositional prefix; in (the) shadow (i.e. protection) of God; Betsalel, the name of two Israelites
Traditional renderings: Bezaleel.

Glossary entries

Bezaleel, Bezalel

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

9 total
  1. Exodus 31:2בְּצַלְאֵ֛ל · Bezalel
    “See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
  2. Exodus 35:30בְּצַלְאֵ֛ל · Bezalel
    Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
  3. Exodus 36:1בְצַלְאֵ֨ל · So Bezalel
    “So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person are to carry out everything commanded by the LORD, who has given them skill and ability to know how to perform all the work of constructing the sanctuary.”
  4. Exodus 36:2בְּצַלְאֵ֘ל · Bezalel
    Then Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person whom the LORD had gifted—everyone whose heart stirred him to come and do the work.
  5. Exodus 37:1בְּצַלְאֵ֛ל · Bezalel went on
    Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
  6. Exodus 38:22וּבְצַלְאֵ֛ל · Bezalel
    Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD had commanded Moses.
  7. 1 Chronicles 2:20בְּצַלְאֵֽל׃ס · Bezalel
    Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
  8. 2 Chronicles 1:5בְּצַלְאֵל֙ · Bezalel
    But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, was in Gibeon before the tabernacle of the LORD. So Solomon and the assembly inquired of Him there.
  9. Ezra 10:30בְצַלְאֵ֔ל · Bezalel
    From the descendants of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.