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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עֹצֶבH6090
Pronunciationʿōṣeb
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 Itin pain1×1 Chronicles 4:9
My idol1×Isaiah 48:5
there is any offensive1×Psalms 139:24
your pain1×Isaiah 14:3
Show sample aligned rows
1 Chronicles 4:9בְּעֹֽצֶב׃toin painPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 139:24עֹ֥צֶבtothere is any offensiveNoun - masculine singularIsaiah 14:3מֵֽעָצְבְּךָ֖toyour painPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularIsaiah 48:5עָצְבִּ֣יtoMy idolNoun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Chronicles 4:9
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
1 Chronicles1Psalms1Isaiah2
Source forms
בְּעֹֽצֶב׃1xbə·‘ō·ṣeḇ1 Chronicles 4:9
מֵֽעָצְבְּךָ֖1xmê·‘ā·ṣə·bə·ḵāIsaiah 14:3
עֹ֥צֶב1x‘ō·ṣeḇPsalms 139:24
עָצְבִּ֣י1x‘ā·ṣə·bîIsaiah 48:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular1xPsalms 139:24
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular1xIsaiah 48:5
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular1x1 Chronicles 4:9
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular1xIsaiah 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 definitionSource: 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: