H0237 H0237
Ezel (the stone) — landmark near which David and Jonathan arranged their farewell signal
The stone Ezel is mentioned in 1 Samuel 20:19 as a landmark where David would hide while Jonathan signaled whether it was safe to return to Saul's court. The name may mean 'departure' or 'parting,' fitting the poignant scene of friendship's farewell. However, textual issues surround this verse, and some scholars emend to 'that place' (הַלָּז) rather than reading it as a proper name. Either way, it marks the geography of David and Jonathan's covenant loyalty.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A stone or landmark (possibly meaning 'departure') near which David hid during his escape from Saul. Translations handle it variously: 'the Ezel' (English, treating it as a name), 'Ezel' (Spanish), suggesting a known location. The textual reading in 1 Samuel 20:19 is disputed, with some preferring 'that place' over a proper name. Regardless, it serves as the geographical marker for David and Jonathan's tragic parting, symbolizing covenant friendship under threat. 1×
AR["أَزَل"]·ben["এষেল"]·DE["der-Ezel"]·EN["the-Ezel"]·FR["le-Ezel"]·heb["ה-אזל"]·HI["एज़ेल"]·ID["Ezel"]·IT["il-Ezel"]·jav["Azèl"]·KO["에셀의"]·PT["'Ezel"]·RU["Азель"]·ES["Ezel"]·SW["Ezeli"]·TR["Ezel"]·urd["ازل-کے۔"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [אֶזֶל] only הָאָ֑זֶל 1 S 20:19 read הַלָּ(א)ז q.v.