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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #393 - אַכְזָר
Transliteration
ʼakzâr
Phonetics
ak-zawr'
Origin
from an unused root (apparently meaning to act harshly)
Parts of Speech
adjective
TWOT
971a
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- cruel, fierce
Greek Equivalent Words:
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
ASV (4)
Deuteronomy
1
Job
2
Lamentations
1
BSB (4)
Deuteronomy
1
Job
2
Lamentations
1
CSB (4)
Deuteronomy
1
Job
2
Lamentations
1
ESV (4)
Deuteronomy
1
Job
2
Lamentations
1
KJV (4)
Deuteronomy
1
Job
2
Lamentations
1
LEB (4)
Deuteronomy
1
Job
2
Lamentations
1
LSB (4)
Deuteronomy
1
Job
2
Lamentations
1
N95 (4)
Deuteronomy
1
Job
2
Lamentations
1
NAS (5)
Deuteronomy
1
Job
2
Lamentations
1
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (4)
Deuteronomy
1
Job
2
Lamentations
1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
2254) rzk (כזר KZR) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Cruel
nm ) rzka (אכזר AKZR) - Cruel: KJV (4): cruel, fierce - Strongs: H393 (אַכְזָר)
nfm) irzka (אכזרי AKZRY) - Cruel: KJV (8): cruel - Strongs: H394 (אַכְזָרִי)
nff3) tfirzka (אכזריות AKZRYWT) - Cruel: KJV (1): cruel - Strongs: H395 (אַכְזְרִיּוּת)
AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2025
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
אַכְזָר adjective cruel, fierce, of poison (ראֹשׁ) Deuteronomy 32:33; elsewhere of men, fierce Job 41:2; as substantive = a cruel one Job 30:21 (of God), Lamentations 4:3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
אַכְזָר (from the root כָּזַר prop. to break), adj. [“violence, but always used as a concr.”]
(1) bold, brave, daring, Job 41:2.
(2) harsh, cruel, Lamentations 4:3 hence, “an enemy,” Job 30:21.
(3) fierce, virulent, used of poison, Deuteronomy 32:33.
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List of Word Forms
אַ֭כְזָר אַכְזָֽר׃ אכזר אכזר׃ לְאַכְזָ֔ר לְאַכְזָ֣ר לאכזר ’aḵ·zār ’aḵzār achZar Achzor lə’aḵzār lə·’aḵ·zār leachZar
