Hebrew word · H1212

בְּצַלְאֵל

betzal'el

Bezalel

Appears 9 times in 9 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

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

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Exodus · 6

  1. Exodus 31:2 בְּצַלְאֵ֛ל Bezalel

    “See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

  2. Exodus 35:30 בְּצַלְאֵ֛ל 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 36:1 בְצַלְאֵ֨ל 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.”

    Here: The master craftsman from Judah, grandson of Hur (31:2; 35:30). His name probably means 'in the shadow (protection) of God', which suits a man building God's dwelling.

  4. Exodus 36:2 בְּצַלְאֵ֘ל 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 37:1 בְּצַלְאֵ֛ל Bezalel

    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 38:22 וּבְצַלְאֵ֛ל and Bezalel

    Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD had commanded Moses.

1 Chronicles · 1

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:20 בְּצַלְאֵֽל׃ ס Bezalel

    Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.

2 Chronicles · 1

  1. 2 Chronicles 1:5 בְּצַלְאֵל֙ 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.

Ezra · 1

  1. Ezra 10:30 בְצַלְאֵ֔ל Bezalel

    From the descendants of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.

Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.