What does עַצֶּבֶת (atsebah) mean in the Bible?
עַצֶּבֶת (atsebah): Idolatry and suffering converge: objects of worship cause spiritual and physical pain to the worshipper
Hebrew · H6094
עַצֶּבֶת
A idol ; also, a pain or wound
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עַצֶּבֶת H6094
Pronunciation atsebah
What does עַצֶּבֶת (atsebah) mean in the Bible?
עַצֶּבֶת (atsebah): Idolatry and suffering converge: objects of worship cause spiritual and physical pain to the worshipper
Full entry for עַצֶּבֶת (H6094) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6094?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include but sorrow (1), grief (1), my sufferings (1), Sorrows (1), up their wounds (1).
Where does עַצֶּבֶת (atsebah) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 9:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (2), Psalms (2), Job (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 but sorrow 1× Proverbs 15:13
grief 1× Proverbs 10:10
my sufferings 1× Job 9:28
Sorrows 1× Psalms 16:4
up their wounds 1× Psalms 147:3
Show sample aligned rows
Job 9:28 עַצְּבֹתָ֑י to my sufferings Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Psalms 16:4 עַצְּבוֹתָם֮ to Sorrows Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Psalms 147:3 לְעַצְּבוֹתָֽם׃ to up their wounds Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Proverbs 10:10 עַצָּ֑בֶת to grief Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 15:13 וּבְעַצְּבַת־ to but sorrow Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 9:28
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Job 1 Psalms 2 Proverbs 2
Source forms
וּבְעַצְּבַת־ 1x ū·ḇə·‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇaṯ- Proverbs 15:13
לְעַצְּבוֹתָֽם׃ 1x lə·‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇō·w·ṯām Psalms 147:3
עַצְּבוֹתָם֮ 1x ‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇō·w·ṯām Psalms 16:4
עַצָּ֑בֶת 1x ‘aṣ·ṣā·ḇeṯ Proverbs 10:10
עַצְּבֹתָ֑י 1x ‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇō·ṯāy Job 9:28
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Proverbs 15:13
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Job 9:28
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 16:4
Noun - feminine singular 1x Proverbs 10:10
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 147:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Idolatry and suffering converge: objects of worship cause spiritual and physical pain to the worshipper
Source Gloss
a idol ; also, a pain or wound
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Idolatry and suffering converge: objects of worship cause spiritual and physical pain to the worshipper
a idol; also, a pain or wound BDB: hurt Usage: sorrow, wound.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
pain, trouble, or distress caused by harmful actions
Showing 1 selected witness from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
עַצֶּבֶת is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The proverb emphasizes that deceptive conduct harms relationships. Proverbs 10:10
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