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עָצַב
ʻâtsab · Hebrew · Strong's H6087 · 17 occurrences
The KJV renders 43 different Hebrew and Greek words as “make”
What it means
properly, to carve, i.e. fabricate or fashion; hence (in a bad sense) to worry, pain or anger
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
displease, grieve, hurt, make, be sorry, vex, worship, wrest
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“make”
also renders kataskeuázō (G2680), procheirízomai (G4400), poiéō (G4160), synistáō (G4921), títhēmi (G5087), dídōmi (G1325), speúdō (G4692), synteléō (G4931), diatíthemai (G1303), perisseúō (G4052), kathístēmi (G2525), gennáō (G1080), ktízō (G2936), symbállō (G4820), ʼârak (H748), bûwsh (H954), bᵉnâʼ (H1124), bᵉʻâʼ (H1156), bârâʼ (H1254), gâdal (H1431), hâlal (H1984), hâphak (H2015), hârag (H2026), chûwl (H2342), yâdaʻ (H3045), yâçaph (H3254), nâthan (H5414), ʻăbad (H5648), ʻâmaq (H6009), ʻâsâh (H6213), ʻâshar (H6238), pâlaç (H6424), pâʻal (H6466), pâqad (H6485), pᵉshar (H6590), qûwm (H6966), qâlal (H7043), râbâh (H7235), râphad (H7502), râqach (H7543), sûwm (H7761), shîyth (H7896)
“hurt”
“vex”
“worship”
“displease”
also renders bᵉʼêsh (H888)
“wrest”
also renders streblóō (G4761)
Where it appears
17 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
1 Chronicles 4:10 · HVqc/Sp1cs
Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” God granted him that which he requested.
1 Kings 1:6 · HVqp3ms/Sp3ms
His father had not displeased him at any time in saying, “Why have you done so?” and he was also a very handsome man; and he was born after Absalom.
1 Samuel 20:3 · HVNi3ms
David swore moreover, and said, “Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes; and he says, ‘Don’t let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved;’ but truly as Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.”
1 Samuel 20:34 · HVNp3ms
So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no food the second day of the month; for he was grieved for David, because his father had treated him shamefully.
2 Samuel 19:2 · HVNp3ms
The victory that day was turned into mourning among all the people, for the people heard it said that day, “The king grieves for his son.”
Ecclesiastes 10:9 · HVNi3ms
Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered by it.
Genesis 6:6 HC/Vtw3msGenesis 34:7 HC/Vtw3mpGenesis 45:5 HVNj2mpIsaiah 54:6 HC/VqsfscIsaiah 63:10 HC/Vpq3cpJeremiah 44:19 HR/Vhc/Sp3fsJob 10:8 HVpp3cp/Sp1csNehemiah 8:10 HVNj2mpNehemiah 8:11 HVNj2mpPsalm 56:5 HVpi3mpPsalm 78:40 HVhi3mp/Sp3ms
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.