HebrewH6229Verb
עָשַׂק
a.saq
“to contend”
1Occurrences
H6229Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to press upon, i.e. quarrel
a primitive root (identical with H6231 (עָשַׁק));
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
(Hithpael) to strive, contend, quarrel
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
H:V
Full Description
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
עָשַׂק appears 1 time in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Genesis
1
Key Passages
Genesis 26:20BSB
But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.
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