Lexicon asaq: to contend Original Word: עָשַׂקPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: asaq Phonetic Spelling: (aw-sak) Short Definition: contended NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definitionto contend NASB Translationcontended (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs [ עָשַׂק] verb Hithpa`el contend (perhaps originally cling to (in strife), compare Arabic  cling with love (Lag BN 143); Syriac  , Ethpa`al be difficult (i.e. indignant, hostile); Late Hebrew עָסַק, ᵑ7 עֲסַק, busy oneself, Late Hebrew עֵסֶק business, occupation); — Perfect3plural הִתְעַשְּׂקוּ עִמּוֺ Genesis 26:20 they contended with him. Strong's strive with A primitive root (identical with ashaq); to press upon, i.e. Quarrel; --strive with. see HEBREW ashaq |
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