What does עָצָב mean in the Bible?
עָצָב is a Hebrew word meaning "an (idolatrous) image".
Hebrew · H6091
עָצָב
An (idolatrous) image
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עָצָב H6091
What does עָצָב mean in the Bible?
עָצָב is a Hebrew word meaning "an (idolatrous) image".
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How does the BSB render H6091?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include their idols (4), idols (2), [in the temple] of their idols (1), and her idols (1), and idols (1).
Where does עָצָב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 31:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Hosea (4), Psalms (4), Isaiah (2), 1 Chronicles (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 their idols 4× 2 Samuel 5:21, Psalms 106:36, Psalms 115:4, Isaiah 46:1
idols 2× Hosea 8:4, Hosea 13:2
[in the temple] of their idols 1× 1 Chronicles 10:9
and her idols 1× Isaiah 10:11
and idols 1× 2 Chronicles 24:18
her idols 1× Micah 1:7
her images 1× Jeremiah 50:2
of the idols 1× Zechariah 13:2
of their idols 1× 1 Samuel 31:9
The idols 1× Psalms 135:15
to idols 1× Hosea 4:17
to the idols 1× Psalms 106:38
with idols 1× Hosea 14:8
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1 Samuel 31:9 עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם to of their idols Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 2 Samuel 5:21 עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֑ם to their idols Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1 Chronicles 10:9 עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם to [in the temple] of their idols Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 2 Chronicles 24:18 הָֽעֲצַבִּ֑ים to and idols Article | Noun - masculine plural Psalms 106:36 עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֑ם to their idols Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Psalms 106:38 לַעֲצַבֵּ֣י to to the idols Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Psalms 115:4 עֲֽ֭צַבֵּיהֶם to Their idols Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Psalms 135:15 עֲצַבֵּ֣י to The idols Noun - masculine plural construct Isaiah 10:11 וְלַעֲצַבֶּֽיהָ׃ס to and her idols Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Isaiah 46:1 עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֔ם to Their idols Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 31:9
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 10
1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 1 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 1 Psalms 4 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1 Hosea 4 Micah 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם 2x ‘ă·ṣab·bê·hem 1 Samuel 31:9, 1 Chronicles 10:9
עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֑ם 2x ‘ă·ṣab·bê·hem 2 Samuel 5:21, Psalms 106:36
עֲצַבִּ֔ים 2x ‘ă·ṣab·bîm Hosea 8:4, Hosea 13:2
הָֽעֲצַבִּ֑ים 1x hā·‘ă·ṣab·bîm 2 Chronicles 24:18
הָֽעֲצַבִּים֙ 1x hā·‘ă·ṣab·bîm Zechariah 13:2
וְלַעֲצַבֶּֽיהָ׃ס 1x wə·la·‘ă·ṣab·be·hā Isaiah 10:11
לַעֲצַבֵּ֣י 1x la·‘ă·ṣab·bê Psalms 106:38
לָֽעֲצַבִּ֑ים 1x lā·‘ă·ṣab·bîm Hosea 14:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 6x 1 Samuel 31:9, 2 Samuel 5:21, 1 Chronicles 10:9, Psalms 106:36
Noun - masculine plural 3x Hosea 4:17, Hosea 8:4, Hosea 13:2
Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x 2 Chronicles 24:18, Zechariah 13:2
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 2x Jeremiah 50:2, Micah 1:7
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 10:11
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Psalms 135:15
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Psalms 106:38
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Hosea 14:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an (idolatrous) image
Source Gloss
an (idolatrous) image
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an (idolatrous) image BDB: idol Usage: idol, image.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עָצָב is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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