# אֵצֶל (etsel) Israeli respelling: e-tsel. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew. Strong’s H681. 57 Old Testament occurrences. a side; (as a preposition) near King James renderings: at, (hard) by, (from) (beside), near (unto), toward, with. See also H1018 (בֵּית הָאֵצֶל). Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/etsel-h681 ## Occurrences - [Genesis 39:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/39/10) — And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. - [Genesis 39:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/39/15) — And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out. - [Genesis 39:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/39/16) — And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home. - [Genesis 39:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/39/18) — And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out. - [Genesis 41:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/41/3) — And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink… - [Leviticus 1:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/1/16) — And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes: - [Leviticus 6:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/6/10) — And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hat… - [Leviticus 10:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/10/12) — And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offeri… - [Deuteronomy 11:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/11/30) — Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign ove… - [Deuteronomy 16:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/16/21) — Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee. - [Judges 19:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/19/14) — And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin. - [1 Samuel 5:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/5/2) — When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. - [1 Samuel 17:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/30) — And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner. - [1 Samuel 20:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/20/19) — And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the busines… - [1 Samuel 20:41](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/20/41) — And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three t… - [1 Kings 1:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/9) — And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king’s sons,… - [1 Kings 2:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/2/29) — And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah… - [1 Kings 3:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/3/20) — And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in… - [1 Kings 4:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/4/12) — Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to A… - [1 Kings 10:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/10/19) — The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two… - [1 Kings 13:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/13/24) — And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also… - [1 Kings 13:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/13/25) — And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the cit… - [1 Kings 13:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/13/28) — And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, no… - [1 Kings 13:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/13/31) — And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the… - [1 Kings 20:36](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/20/36) — Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay… - [1 Kings 21:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/21/1) — And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of… - [1 Kings 21:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/21/2) — And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I… - [2 Kings 12:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/12/9) — But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into… - [2 Chronicles 9:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/9/18) — And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting… - [2 Chronicles 28:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/28/15) — And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arr… - [Nehemiah 2:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/2/6) — And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the… - [Nehemiah 3:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/3/23) — After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his h… - [Nehemiah 4:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/4/3) — Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall. - [Nehemiah 4:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/4/12) — And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto… - [Nehemiah 4:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/4/18) — For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me. - [Nehemiah 8:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/8/4) — And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaia… - [Proverbs 7:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/7/8) — Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house, - [Proverbs 7:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/7/12) — Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.) - [Proverbs 8:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/8/30) — Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; - [Isaiah 19:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/19/19) — In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD. - [Jeremiah 35:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/35/4) — And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the c… - [Jeremiah 41:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/41/17) — And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt, - [Ezekiel 1:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/1/15) — Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces. - [Ezekiel 1:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/1/19) — And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were l… - [Ezekiel 9:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/9/2) — And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and… - [Ezekiel 10:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/10/6) — And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the che… - [Ezekiel 10:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/10/9) — And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearanc… - [Ezekiel 10:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/10/16) — And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same whe… - [Ezekiel 33:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/33/30) — Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one… - [Ezekiel 39:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/39/15) — And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried… - [Ezekiel 40:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/40/7) — And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the… - [Ezekiel 43:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/43/6) — And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me. - [Ezekiel 43:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/43/8) — In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled… - [Daniel 8:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/daniel/8/7) — And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was… - [Daniel 8:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/daniel/8/17) — So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at… - [Daniel 10:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/daniel/10/13) — But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and… - [Amos 2:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/amos/2/8) — And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.