Etsev עֶ֫צֶב
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| עֶ֫צֶב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | etsev |
| Strong's number | H6089 (H6089A, H6089B) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | toil |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (4) |
Etsev (Hebrew עֶ֫צֶב, Strong's H6089) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “toil”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H6089A: toil
1) pain, hurt, toil, sorrow, labour, hardship
1a) pain
1b) hurt, offense
1c) toil, hardship
1a) pain
1b) hurt, offense
1c) toil, hardship
H6089B: vessel
1) vessel, creation, object
2) (TWOT) idol
2) (TWOT) idol
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sorrow (2), sorrows (1), labours (1), labour (1), grievous (1), idol (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | pain (1), toiling (1), your labors (1), sorrow (1), labor (1), harsh (1), pot (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Etsev, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 3:16Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
Psalms
- Psalm 127:2It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 5:10Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.
- Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
- Proverbs 14:23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
- Proverbs 15:1A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 22:28Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, a jar that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know?
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).