HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H237
אֶזֶל
e.zel — Ezel
§ Ezel = "departure" a memorial stone between Ramah and Nob; scene of final farewell between David and Jonathan
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Ezel
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1018
בֵּית הָאֵצֶל
bet ha.e.tsel — Beth-ezel
§ Beth-ezel = "house of narrowing" a place in Judah
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ἀσπιδίσκη
aspidiskē — a bezel
a bezel
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A separation, (1 Sam. 20:19), a stone, or heap of stones, in the neighbourhood of Saul’s residence, the scene of the parting of David and Jonathan (42). The margin of the Authorized Version reads, “The stone that sheweth the way,” in this rendering following the Targum.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.