עֶצֶב ʻetseb

Meaning

an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind)

In the King James Version: grievous, idol, labor, sorrow.

Derivation: from H6087 (עָצַב);

Where it is used

• Genesis 3:16 To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
• Psalms 127:2 In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.
• Proverbs 5:10 lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.
• Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
• Proverbs 14:23 There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
• Proverbs 15:1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
• Jeremiah 22:28 Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, a jar that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know?