עֶ֫צֶב

e.tsevNoun (Masculine)H6089

toil

From: from H6087 (עָצַב);

Short Definition

an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. pain, hurt, toil, sorrow, labour, hardship 1a) pain 1b) hurt, offense 1c) toil, hardship

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

7 times

Appears 7 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Proverbs
4
Genesis
1
Jeremiah
1
Psalms
1

Key Passages

  • Genesis 3:16
  • Jeremiah 22:28
  • Proverbs 10:22
  • Proverbs 14:23
  • Proverbs 15:1

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