What does עֹצֶב (ʿōṣeb) mean in the Bible?
עֹצֶב (ʿōṣeb): Idol as crafted object; pain as result of idolatry—both expressions of human labor and suffering
Hebrew · H6090
עֹצֶב
An idol (as fashioned); also pain (bodily or mental)
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עֹצֶב H6090
Pronunciation ʿōṣeb
What does עֹצֶב (ʿōṣeb) mean in the Bible?
עֹצֶב (ʿōṣeb): Idol as crafted object; pain as result of idolatry—both expressions of human labor and suffering
Full entry for עֹצֶב (H6090) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6090?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in pain (1), My idol (1), there is any offensive (1), your pain (1).
Where does עֹצֶב (ʿōṣeb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Chronicles 4:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), 1 Chronicles (1), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It in pain 1× 1 Chronicles 4:9
My idol 1× Isaiah 48:5
there is any offensive 1× Psalms 139:24
your pain 1× Isaiah 14:3
Show sample aligned rows
1 Chronicles 4:9 בְּעֹֽצֶב׃ to in pain Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 139:24 עֹ֥צֶב to there is any offensive Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 14:3 מֵֽעָצְבְּךָ֖ to your pain Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Isaiah 48:5 עָצְבִּ֣י to My idol Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Chronicles 4:9
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
1 Chronicles 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 2
Source forms
בְּעֹֽצֶב׃ 1x bə·‘ō·ṣeḇ 1 Chronicles 4:9
מֵֽעָצְבְּךָ֖ 1x mê·‘ā·ṣə·bə·ḵā Isaiah 14:3
עֹ֥צֶב 1x ‘ō·ṣeḇ Psalms 139:24
עָצְבִּ֣י 1x ‘ā·ṣə·bî Isaiah 48:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 139:24
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Isaiah 48:5
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 4:9
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 14:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Idol as crafted object; pain as result of idolatry—both expressions of human labor and suffering
Source Gloss
an idol (as fashioned); also pain (bodily or mental)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Idol as crafted object; pain as result of idolatry—both expressions of human labor and suffering
an idol (as fashioned); also pain (bodily or mental) BDB: idol Usage: idol, sorrow, × wicked.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֹצֶב is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain