אֵצֶל (ʾēṣel) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning conjunction. It appears
61 times
in 15 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H681).
Also rendered
beside
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 153a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 153a)conjunction, proximity; side, near; at, by, toward, with
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
אֵ֫צֶלsubstantive: conjunction, proximity
Strong's H681אֵצֶל: a side; (as a preposition) near KJV:at, (hard) by, (from) (beside), near (unto), toward, with. See also H1018.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 153: אָצַלʾāṣal — lay aside, reserve, withdraw, withhold; set apart; be withdrawn, shortened, narrowed; join, separate, select, refuse, contract; keep, straiten, take