עֹצֶב
An idol (as fashioned); also pain (bodily or mental)
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What does עֹצֶב (ʿōṣeb) mean in the Bible?
עֹצֶב (ʿōṣeb) is a Hebrew word meaning "an idol (as fashioned); also pain (bodily or mental)". an idol (as fashioned); also pain (bodily or mental) BDB: idol Usage: idol, sorrow, × wicked.
Meaning
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.