אָצִיל
a.tsil
H0678
H:N-M
Hebrew
chief
2
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language
a.tsil denotes leading persons, identified in the cited clauses as Israel's chiefs or as nobles.
The attested uses identify leading persons: Exodus 24:11 names the chiefs of the sons of Israel, while Isaiah 41:9 refers to nobles in a statement about being called from among them.
Senses in use
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Leading persons: chiefs or nobles · dominant
Both occurrences use a masculine plural construct noun. In Exodus 24:11 the APB renders the clause “the chiefs of the sons of Israel,” whom God did not strike; in Isaiah 41:9 it renders “from its nobles I called you” within the declaration to the servant.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “chiefs” in Exodus 24:11 and “nobles” in Isaiah 41:9. These are verse-level renderings rather than fixed equivalents.