עֶצֶב
ʻetseb · eh'-tseb
an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H6087 (עָצַב);
an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind)
- an earthen vessel
- usually, (painful) toil
- also, a pang (whether of body or mind)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: grievous, idol, labor, sorrow.
Letters
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to see and know › to pursue the straight path › the house, what is within
To see and know that works to pursue the straight path of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of עֶצֶב 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
7 occurrences · 7 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- in sorrow1 · 14%
- of sorrows1 · 14%
- and thy labours1 · 14%
- no sorrow1 · 14%
- in all labour1 · 14%
- but grievous1 · 14%
- idol1 · 14%
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.