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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #6229 - עָשַׂק

Transliteration

ʻâsaq

Phonetics

aw-sak'

Origin

a primitive root (identical with (H6231))

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1710

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

(Hithpael) to strive, contend, quarrel

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 91 ‑ ἀδικέω (ad‑ee‑keh'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (1)

Genesis 1

BSB (1)

Genesis 1

CSB (1)

Genesis 1

ESV (1)

Genesis 1

KJV (1)

Genesis 1

LEB (1)

Genesis 1

LSB (1)

Genesis 1

N95 (1)

Genesis 1

NAS (1)

Genesis 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

Genesis 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2562) q x o (אהסק AhSQ) AC: Quarrel CO: ? AB: ?

V) q x o (אהסק AhSQ) - Quarrel: [df: qVe] KJV (1): (vf: Hitpael) strive - Strongs: H6229 (עָשַׂק)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[עָשַׂק] verb Hithpa`el contend (perhaps originally cling to (in strife), compare Arabic

cling with love (Lag^{BN 143}); Syriac

, Ethpa`al be difficult (i.e. indignant, hostile); Late Hebrew עָסַק, ᵑ7עֲסַק, busy oneself, Late Hebrew עֵסֶק business, occupation); — Perfect 3 plural הִתְעַשְּׂקוּ עִמּוֺ Genesis 26:20 they contended with him.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

עָשַׂק not used in Kal; Ch. and Talmud. עֲסַק to have to do with anything, to strive with it (mit jem. od. etwas zu thun haben).

Hithpael, to strive, Genesis 26:20 hence

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List of Word Forms

הִֽתְעַשְּׂק֖וּ התעשקו hiṯ‘aśśəqū hiṯ·‘aś·śə·qū hitasseKu