Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “אַכְזָרִי”
Understanding ʼakzârîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
cruel (one). - terrible 1) cruel
H394
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
אַכְזָרִי
Phoneticak-zawr-ree'
Transliterationʼakzârîy
Grammar Code
H:A
Hebrew Adjective
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
cruel (one). - terrible 1) cruel
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
8 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Proverbs 12:10 | “A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.” Word: אַכְזָרִי (ʼakzârîy) | |
| Isaiah 13:9 | “Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.” Word: אַכְזָרִי (ʼakzârîy) | |
| Jeremiah 30:14 | “All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.” Word: אַכְזָרִי (ʼakzârîy) |
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