Strong's Lexicon

H6091

H6091 — עָצָב

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewatsabnoun mascOccurrences: 18TWOT: 1667c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6091
Word:	עָצָב
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H6087
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	18
Transliteration:	atsab
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	`atsab (aw-tsawb') n-m.
Meaning:	1. an (idolatrous) image
KJV Renderings:	idol, image.

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[עָצָב] noun [masculine] idol; — always plural עֲצַבִּים (Ges ^{«GKC:93ee»§ 93ee}): Hos 4:17; Hos 8:6 (כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב), Hos 13:2 (כֶּסֶף), || מַסֵּכָה), Hos 14:9; Zech 13:2; 2Chr 24:18 (+ אֲשֵׁרִים); construct עֲצַבֵּי Ps 106:38; Ps 135:15 ( כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב); suffix עֲצַבֶּיהָ Isa 10:11 (|| אֱלִילֶיהָ), Jer 50:2 (|| גִּלּוּלֶיהָ), Mic 1:7 עֲצַבֵּיהֶם 1Sam 31:9 = 1Chr 10:9; 2Sam 5:21 (but read אֱלֹּהֵיהֶם as || 1Chr 14:12, so ᵐ5 We Dr and others), Isa 46:1; Ps 106:36; Ps 115:4 (כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke