אֵצֶל, by the side of, near, with. B. Mets. V, 1 הרי אֶצְלִי בהן יין thou hast wine with me instead, i.e. I owe thee &c. Ib. 85ᵇ א׳ מי אתה תקוע by whose side art thou lodged (in the world to come)?; Koh. R. to IX, 10; a. fr.