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Lexicon :: Strong's H6089 - ʿēṣeḇ

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עֵצֶב
Transliteration
ʿēṣeḇ
Pronunciation
eh'-tseb
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1666a,1667a

Strong’s Definitions

עֶצֶב ʻetseb, eh'-tseb; from H6087; an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind):—grievous, idol, labor, sorrow.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H6089 in the following manner: sorrow (3x), labour (2x), grievous (1x), idol (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H6089 in the following manner: sorrow (3x), labour (2x), grievous (1x), idol (1x).

  1. pain, hurt, toil, sorrow, labour, hardship

    1. pain

    2. hurt, offense

    3. toil, hardship

  2. vessel, creation, object

  3. (TWOT) idol

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֶצֶב ʻetseb, eh'-tseb; from H6087; an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind):—grievous, idol, labor, sorrow.
STRONGS H6089: Abbreviations
† I. עֶ֫צֶב noun [masculine] pain, hurt, toil; —
1. ע׳ pain Genesis 3:16 (of travail), Proverbs 10:22.
2. hurt (of mind), דְּבַרעֿ׳ Proverbs 15:1 a word that hurts (opposed to מַעֲנֶהרַֿךְ).
3. toil Proverbs 14:23; pluralלֶחֶם הָעֲצָבִים Psalm 127:2 bread of (gained by) toils; suffix עֲצָבֶיךָ Proverbs 5:10.

† II. עֶ֫צֶב noun masculine vessel (as fashioned); — י׳ נִבְזֶה וגו׳ Jeremiah 22:28 a vessel despised, etc. (figurative of Coniah = Jehoiachin).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:16

Psalms

127:2

Proverbs

5:10; 10:22; 14:23; 15:1

Jeremiah

22:28

H6089

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6089 matches the Hebrew עֵצֶב (ʿēṣeḇ),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:16 - Then he said to the woman,
“I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy,
and in pain you will give birth.
And you will desire to control your husband,
but he will rule over you.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:2 - It is useless for you to work so hard
from early morning until late at night,
anxiously working for food to eat;
for God gives rest to his loved ones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:10 - Strangers will consume your wealth,
and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:22 - The blessing of the LORD makes a person rich,
and he adds no sorrow with it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:23 - Work brings profit,
but mere talk leads to poverty!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:1 - A gentle answer deflects anger,
but harsh words make tempers flare.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:28 - “Why is this man Jehoiachin like a discarded, broken jar?
Why are he and his children to be exiled to a foreign land?
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