Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6089 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עֶצֶב |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H6087 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | etseb |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `etseb (eh'-tseb) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. an earthen vessel 2. (usually) (painful) toil 3. (also) a pang (whether of body or mind) |
| KJV Renderings: | grievous, idol, labor, sorrow. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
I. עֶ֫צֶב noun [masculine] pain, hurt, toil; —
II. עֶ֫צֶב noun masculine vessel (as fashioned); — ׳ י ׳ נִבְזֶה וגו Jer 22:28 a vessel despised, etc. (figurative of Coniah = Jehoiachin).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
