Strong H6089H6089Aעֶ֫צֶב

toil

One of the 2 senses of Strong H6089

Transliteration
‛etseb
Pronunciation
eh'-tseb
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

1) pain, hurt, toil, sorrow, labour, hardship
1a) pain
1b) hurt, offense
1c) toil, hardship

General definition

From H6087; an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind): - {grievous} {idol} {labor} sorrow.

In the Bible

Strong H6089A appears in 6 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • sorrow3
  • labour2
  • grievous1

First verses

  1. Genesis 3:16
    Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
  2. Psalms 127:2
    It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
  3. Proverbs 5:10
    Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
  4. Proverbs 10:22
    The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
  5. Proverbs 14:23
    In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
  6. Proverbs 15:1
    A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
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