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kāʾav כָּאַב ‘to pain’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

kāʾav v
1) to be in pain, be sore, have pain, be sorrowful
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to be in pain (physical)
  1a2) to be in pain (mental)
 1b) (Hiphil)
  1b1) to cause pain, hurt, mar
  1b2) pain, mar (participle)

Mentioned in Genesis 34:25 2 Kings 3:19 Ezekiel 28:24, 13:22 Psalms 69:30 Proverbs 14:13 Job 14:22, 5:18

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