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ʿeṣev עֶ֫צֶבAtoil, Bvessel’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿāṣav עָצַב ‘to hurt / to shape’
Roots: עצב
Variants: עֶ֫צֶב, עֶ֫צֶב

ʿeṣev n, m
A1) pain, hurt, toil, sorrow, labour, hardship
 1a) pain
 1b) hurt, offense
 1c) toil, hardship
B1) vessel, creation, object
2) (TWOT) idol

Mentioned in Genesis 3:16 Jeremiah 22:28 Psalms 127:2 Proverbs 14:23, 15:1, 5:10, 10:22

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