Etymology?:
from ʾāṣal אָצַל ‘to reserve’ ( in the sense of joining )
Roots:
אצל
ʾēṣel n, m
1) beside, by, near, nearness, joining, proximity
subst
2) (BDB)
2a) conjunction, proximity
2b) beside, in proximity, contiguous to, from beside
Mentioned in Genesis 39:16, 41:3, 39:10, 39:15, 39:18 Codex Leviticus 10:12, 6:3, 1:16 Deuteronomy 11:30, 16:21 Judges 19:14 1 Samuel 20:19, 17:30, 20:41, 5:2 1 Kings 4:12, 1:9, 2:29, 21:1, 21:2, 10:19, 13:31, 13:25, 13:28, 3:20, 20:36, 13:24 2 Kings 12:10 Isaiah 19:19 Jeremiah 35:4, 41:17 Ezekiel 10:9, 33:30, 39:15, 40:7, 1:15, 1:19, 10:6, 10:16, 9:2, 43:6, 43:8 Amos 2:8 Proverbs 8:30, 7:8, 7:12 Daniel 8:17, 10:13, 8:7 Nehemiah 3:35, 8:4, 3:23, 4:12, 2:6, 4:6 2 Chronicles 28:15, 9:18