Word Study · Strong's H6089 · Hebrew
עֶצֶב
etseb
eh'-tseb
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻetseb
“an earthen vessel”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind)
Rendered in the KJV as
grievous, idol, labor, sorrow.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- בְּעֶ֖צֶב1
- הַעֶ֨צֶב1
- הָעֲצָבִ֑ים1
- וַ֝עֲצָבֶ֗יךָ1
- עֶ֣צֶב1
- עֶ֭צֶב1
- עֶ֝֗צֶב1
How it is rendered · 7
- ¿ a pot1
- and labor your1
- hard labor1
- hurt1
- sorrow1
- the labors1
- with pain1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural1
- question particle + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 3
- HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms · 1
- HR/Ncmsa · 1
- HTd/Ncmpa · 1
- HTi/Ncmsa · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Proverbs carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Proverbs4 occurrences
- Proverbs 5:10וַ֝עֲצָבֶ֗יךָvaatzaveikhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularlest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.here: and labor your
- Proverbs 10:22עֶ֣צֶבʾetzevnoun · masculine singularThe blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.here: sorrow
- Proverbs 14:23עֶ֭צֶבʾetzevnoun · masculine singularThere is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.here: hard labor
- Proverbs 15:1עֶ֝֗צֶבʾetzevnoun · masculine singularA gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.here: hurt