The meaning of “עֹצֶב”
Understanding ʻôtseb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
a variation of עֶצֶב idol, sorrow, [idiom] wicked. - an idol (as fashioned) - also pain (bodily or mental) 1) pain, sorr...
עֹצֶב
a variation of עֶצֶב idol, sorrow, [idiom] wicked. - an idol (as fashioned) - also pain (bodily or mental) 1) pain, sorrow 2) idol
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 4:9 | “And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.” Word: עֹצֶב (ʻôtseb) | |
| Psalms 139:24 | “And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. ” Word: עֹצֶב (ʻôtseb) | |
| Isaiah 14:3 | “And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,” Word: עֹצֶב (ʻôtseb) | |
| Isaiah 48:5 | “I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.” Word: עֹצֶב (ʻôtseb) |
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