H6229: עָשַׂק
ʻâsaq · pronounced aw-sak · “to contend”
Definition
to press upon, i.e. quarrel
KJV translates it as: strive with.
Word origin: a primitive root (identical with H6231 (עָשַׁק));
Extended definition
(Hithpael) to strive, contend, quarrel
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H6229 is translated
- they quarreled ×1
Bible verses with H6229 (ʻâsaq)
ʻâsaq appears in 1 verse.
- Genesis 26:20
And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.