אַכְזָר
ʼakzâr · ak-zawr'
violent; by implication deadly; also (in a good sense) brave
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root (apparently meaning to act harshly);
violent; by implication deadly; also (in a good sense) brave
- violent
- by implication, deadly
- also, (in a good sense) brave
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: cruel, fierce.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- זZayin7
Picture: a weapon, mattock or sword
- Concrete
- weapon · cutting tool · plough
- Extended
- to cut · to harvest · to sustain by cutting · food
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the open hand that covers › to cut, to sustain › the head, the highest
Strength, the leader of the open hand that covers that works to cut, to sustain of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אַכְזָר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and the cruel1 · 25%
- cruel1 · 25%
- none is so fierce1 · 25%
- is become cruel1 · 25%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.