Quick Definition
to reserve
Strong's Definition
to separate; hence, to select, refuse, contract
Derivation: a primitive root; properly, to join; used only as a denominative from H681 (אֵצֶל);
KJV Usage: keep, reserve, straiten, take.
TWOT Reference: 153
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אָצַל (a.tsal) — to reserve. 1) to lay aside, reserve, withdraw, withhold 1a) (Qal) to reserve, set apart, withhold 1b) (Niphal) to be withdrawn 1c) (Hiphil) to withdraw
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · אָצִיל · אַצִּיל · אֵצֶל · אָצֵל · אֲצַלְיָהוּ · בֵּית הָאֵצֶל
Non-Whole | verb qal
to take part of, to reserve, to set apart = to remove part of an object to be used for another purpose
See | verb qal
Collocation: לֹא אצל מֵעֵנַיִם
not to hide from one's eyes > to want to see literally: to not take away something from one's eyes; hence: = to deliberately look at something
Little | verb nif
to be made smaller meaning unsure, possibly: to take away part of something; hence: = to make something smaller in size than something else
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[אָצַל] vb. denom. lay aside, reserve, withdraw, withhold Qal reserve; (withdraw), set apart; withhold
Niph. be withdrawn, i.e. shortened or narrowed.
Hiph. = Qal
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