Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6092 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עָצֵב |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H6087 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | atseb |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `atseb (aw-tsabe') n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a (hired) workman |
| KJV Renderings: | labour. |
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[עָצֵב, > עַצָּב] noun [masculine] toiler (properly sufferer; less well עֶצֶב toil Thes Köii. 1, 29 and others); — plural suffix עַצְּבֵיכֶם תִּנְנּ֑שֹׁוּ Isa 58:3 (dagesh forte dirimens Ges«GKC:20h»§ 20h) your toilers ye drive on; Klo Che עֲבֹט בְּיֶדְכֶם (compare Vrss in part) money lent on pledge ye exact.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
