The meaning of “עָצָב”
Understanding ʻâtsâb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
idol, image. - an (idolatrous) image 1) idol, image
עָצָב
idol, image. - an (idolatrous) image 1) idol, image
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 31:9 | “And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.” Word: עָצָב (ʻâtsâb) | |
| 1 Chronicles 10:9 | “And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.” Word: עָצָב (ʻâtsâb) | |
| Psalms 115:4 | “Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.” Word: עָצָב (ʻâtsâb) | |
| Jeremiah 50:2 | “Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.” Word: עָצָב (ʻâtsâb) | |
| Micah 1:7 | “And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot.” Word: עָצָב (ʻâtsâb) |
Usage Statistics
Related Words
Cross-referenced Strong's numbers with semantic or etymological connections.