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ʿēśeq עֵ֫שֶׂק ‘Esek’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿāśaq עָשַׂק ‘to contend’
Roots: עשׂק

ʿēśeq pr n loc
Esek = "contention"
1) a well which the herdsmen of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerar

Mentioned in Genesis 26:20

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