a.tsel is a personal name borne by a man identified in a genealogy as Eleasah’s son and the father of six sons.

The attested forms function as a personal name in genealogical notices: the named man is identified as Eleasah’s son and as the father of six sons.

1. Personal name in a genealogy · dominant

   All four verses mark the form as a proper noun. In 1 Chronicles 8:37 and 1 Chronicles 9:43, the APB renders the lineage clause with Azel as Eleasah’s son; in 1 Chronicles 8:38 and 1 Chronicles 9:44, it presents him as the father of six named sons.

   1 Chronicles 8:371 Chronicles 8:381 Chronicles 9:431 Chronicles 9:44

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Azel” in both genealogical relationships: “Eleasah his son, Azel his son” and statements that Azel had or was given six sons. These renderings confirm the verse-level identification rather than isolate every form's contribution.